The parents of a female junior doctor at R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, who was tragically raped and murdered on the hospital premises in August 2024, have urged a trial court to reassess the roles of Kolkata Police and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the case. They have also requested a review to determine if any political influence affected the investigation. The trial court has agreed to consider their appeals in the upcoming days.
The victim’s parents, accompanied by their legal counsel, presented their concerns at the Sealdah trial court on Tuesday afternoon. They highlighted the need to reexamine certain aspects of the investigation conducted by both Kolkata Police and the CBI. The victim’s father stated that the trial court has accepted their appeal for a hearing.
Notably, the trial court had previously sentenced the sole convict, Sanjay Roy, a former civic volunteer with Kolkata Police, to life imprisonment in 2004. The CBI is currently probing the possibility of a broader conspiracy related to the rape and murder case. However, the victim’s parents have expressed dissatisfaction with the CBI’s investigation, alleging a lack of independent scrutiny and an overreliance on Kolkata Police’s initial findings, which implicated Roy as the sole perpetrator.
The case of rape and murder is concurrently under review at the Calcutta High Court.
