Kolkata Court To Deliver Verdict On RG Kar Rape-Murder Case On January 18

Kolkata Court To Deliver Verdict On RG Kar Rape-Murder Case On January 18

A sessions court in Kolkata's Sealdah area will deliver its verdict on the gruesome RG Kar rape and murder case where a trainee doctor was raped and killed after completing her night shift at the city's RG Kar medical college and hospital.

The incident, which occurred in August 2024, caused great furore across the country, with the High Court transferring the matter to the CBI, which filed its chargesheet before the sessions court. The matter even travelled up to the Supreme Court, which took it up suo moto to frame guidelines for workplace safety of doctors and to monitor the investigation.

RG Kar case investigation- The story so far

In the aftermath of the gruesome incident, there were protests across Kolkata, and the whole country, demanding that the perpetrators be brought to justice. The Calcutta High Court in a PIL, transferred the investigation to the CBI, who took over from the West Bengal CID which had arrested the main accused Sanjoy Roy in the rape-murder case.

Various cases were filed before the Calcutta High Court, which also handed over the investigation into the alleged malfeasance and corruption by former principal Sandip Ghosh to the CBI.

Cases were also filed against the Officer-in-charge of the jurisdictional police station who had registered the case as one of 'unnatural death' pointing to the fact that the victim may have committed suicide, in alleged connivance with the former principal.

However, since the CBI was unable to file a chargesheet in a timely manner against the principal and OC, they were granted bail.

Thus, the only remaining accused in the case against whom chargesheet had been filed by the CBI, is principal accused Sanjoy Roy.

Accordingly, tomorrow, (January 18), the sessions court will deliver its verdict on the involvement of accused Sanjoy Roy in the rape-murder case.