Sanjay Roy (In middle) was taken into custody on Saturday
NEW DELHI: A Kolkata Police civic volunteer, Sanjay Roy, was taken into custody on Saturday in connection with the brutal rape and murder of a second-year postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital. The arrest came just six hours after a seven-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed to investigate the case. The SIT had brought the 33-year-old suspect in for questioning late Friday night.
Who is Sanjay Roy?
- Roy joined Kolkata Police’s Disaster Management Group as a civic volunteer in 2019 but used “the right channels” to shift to Kolkata Police’s Welfare Cell.
- He reportedly used “connections” to live on the premises of KP’s 4th Battalion. This association helped him get posted at
RG Kar Hospital. - Roy had been assigned to the police outpost at RG Kar Hospital on several occasions, sometimes for extended periods, granting him easy access to all hospital departments.
What gave him away?
- A torn
earphone discovered in the seminar room on the third floor of the emergency building, where the young doctor’s body was found on Friday, led to his identification. - CCTV footage captured Roy entering the emergency building at 4 am wearing a bluetooth device around his neck. When he left the building 40 minutes later, the earphone was no longer visible. The device was later found to be paired with his cellphone.
What happened at RG Kar on Friday?
- Post-midnight, deceased doctor and four colleagues ordered food and had dinner in the seminar room while watching Neeraj Chopra win silver.
- After the meal, her colleagues departed, and she remained in the room to continue her studies. At 3am, she was seen sleeping in the room.
- Around 4am, the accused entered the seminar room, sexually assaulted her. When she attempted to resist, the perpetrator throttled her.
- The victim’s body was found at 7.30 am.
What does the autopsy say?
- The official postmortem report late on Friday also confirmed
sexual assault on the 31-year-old doctor. - The report said there were multiple signs of injuries and struggle on the body.
- There were blood stains on the face, eyes and face, scratch marks on various parts of the body and bleeding from the private parts.
- There were injuries on the lips, abdomen, right hand and fingers while a collar bone was broken.