Despite the ongoing daily trial for the horrific rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College Hospital, the prospect of a swift resolution remains elusive. The victim's family has recently questioned the CBI's investigation, prompting a call for a fresh probe and leading to a High Court hearing scheduled for January 2.
On another front, two prominent lawyers representing the prosecution have abruptly withdrawn from the case, casting doubts on whether justice will be served and when. On December 10, the CBI submitted a status report in this case to the Supreme Court, with the next hearing set for March 17. If no significant progress is made, the victim's family plans to file a complaint with the Supreme Court.
Of the roughly 81 prosecution witnesses, 43 have testified, yet curiously the victim's mother's testimony remains unrecorded. The sudden exit of two lawyers from the case led to a lack of representation for the victim's side on December 12, resulting in bail being granted to two of the three accused, leaving the victim's family disheartened and demanding a fresh inquiry.
A petition was filed on December 19 in the High Court. Originally, the victim's family appointed senior lawyer Bikas Ranjan Bhattacharya, who has since stepped down, intending to select another for Supreme Court representation. Bhattacharya's withdrawal was followed by lawyer Vrinda Grover's team's exit on December 11, citing no explanations. Currently, senior lawyer Karuna Nundy is representing the victim's family, with three additional lawyers involved at the trial court. The case report points to no signs of struggle on the mattress or seminar room where the victim was found, raising perplexing questions about the attack's authenticity at the site.
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The absence of struggle indicators in both the alleged room and the seminar area's identified crime scene raises questions about whether the crime took place elsewhere and the body was relocated later, a notion fueling intrigue from the CFSL report.
Before delving deeper into the perplexities born from this report, we need to look at page 12 where some significant case points are listed...
Point Number 1:-
No biological evidence or stains were found on or near the mattress on the wooden stage or adjacent blue-covered wooden table.
Point Number 2:-
Similarly, no biological stains were found on the seminar room floor, indicating a void in expected forensic evidence at the crime scene.
Point Number 3:-
Other collected evidence at the scene, such as a ripped medicine packet, a mobile back cover, and torn paper pieces, were handed over to the CBI's investigation officer for further action.
Point Number 4:-
Examination of cut marks on the mattress indicates that the areas in contact with the victim, such as where her head and lower torso were positioned, lacked signs of struggle between her and the accused.
Point Number 5:-
It is improbable for someone to commit the crime unnoticed in the seminar hall due to the constant hospital presence of doctors, nurses, and other staff (thorough security makes unnoticed entry for crime very difficult).
Source: aajtak
The report suggests no forensic traces of a struggle, prompting questions about the crime's occurrence on-site. If truly committed within the room, why are there no signs of struggle? Initial concerns of crime scene tampering linger, compounded by this report, challenging the legitimacy of evidence seen by CFSL experts initially.
The report underlines the improbability of any unnoticed entry into the seminar hall, yet reveals no eyewitness accounts confirming such activity, despite CBI's access to CCTV footage showing Sanjay Roy's presence at the hospital. Notably absent is evidence of Roy entering the seminar hall.
An assault on the trainee doctor occurred on August 9 within RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, initially investigated by Kolkata police before CBI took over, filing a detailed charge sheet by October 7. This CFSL report, part of the charge sheet, clashes on several points with CBI's earlier findings.
Source: aajtak
The post-mortem confirmed rape followed by murder, indicating the victim was strangled between 3 to 5 AM. The assailant allegedly sexually assaulted the victim in a violent manner, causing severe injuries. It is stated that she struggled fiercely, as evidenced by numerous injuries.
Despite post-mortem findings revealing a prolonged and brutal struggle, the official report fails to substantiate any forensic evidence of struggle at the crime scene. The CBI, however, denies the gangrape claim, attributing the act solely to Sanjay Roy and supports their case with over a hundred witness statements, forensic reports, and substantial technical evidence including CCTV and polygraph results.
Sanjay Roy's alleged involvement is backed by connecting his phone through a retrieved Bluetooth device found at the scene, with matched evidence from bodily fluid samples confirming his presence. Yet, CFSL findings present complications, causing doubts about evidence congruity.
