A special court in Kolkata will pronounce its verdict on January 18 in the tragic rape and murder case of a junior woman doctor from R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, in August last year. The verdict will be pronounced 68 days after the trial began on November 11 last year.
The body of the doctor was recovered from the seminar hall within R.G Kar premises on the morning of August 9 last year. The initial investigation into the matter was carried out by a special investigation team of Kolkata Police, who arrested civic volunteer Sanjay Roy as the prime accused. The Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI, which later took over the investigation, too – in its only charge sheet – also identified Sanjay Roy as the “sole prime accused” in the crime of rape and murder.
During the course of investigations, CBI also arrested the then principal of R.G. Kar Medical College, Sandip Ghosh on charges of tampering with the evidence. However, he was granted default bail by the special court recently.
