Overview

• On August 15, 2025, the victim’s parents filed fresh petitions in the Calcutta High Court seeking permission to survey the seminar hall where their daughter’s body was found.
• Justice Tirthankar Ghosh declined to entertain the plea and advised them to approach the Sealdah trial court instead.
• A separate single-judge bench under Justice Jay Sengupta admitted a similar petition and listed it for hearing early next week.
• The petitioners want lead counsel Phiroze Edulji and six junior advocates to inspect the scene for two hours to probe alleged investigative lapses and identify any additional suspects.
• Sanjay Roy remains imprisoned on a life sentence following his rape and murder conviction, while the CBI continues broader probes into procedural and financial irregularities at R.G. Kar Medical College.