RG Kar murder: Court frames charges against Sanjay Roy; trial starts on November 11 | Kolkata

A Kolkata court on Monday framed charges against prime accused Sanjay Roy, accused of raping and murdering a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9; However, the defendant claimed that he was conspired to protect the real criminals in the incident. case.

“The court has framed the charges. The trial will begin on November 11. The trial will be held on a daily basis,” Soutik Banerjee, lawyer for the victim’s father, told media persons.

The brutal rape and murder caused a nationwide uproar. Roy, a civilian volunteer attached to the Kolkata Police, was arrested the next day.

The Kolkata high court on August 13 handed over the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The federal agency filed its first charging document in the case on Oct. 7. The trace will be recorded by camera.

The CBI said it had at least 11 pieces of evidence against Roy in its 45-page chargesheet. The list included CCTV footage, DNA samples, blood stains and hair, HT previously reported.

“I am innocent. I’m being set up to protect the real criminals. I kept silent all these days. I’m asked not to say anything. I am guided by what I say. I told the court that I did nothing but was not listened to,” Roy told the media on Monday.

Roy, who was physically produced at the additional district magistrate’s court in Sealdah, started screaming and addressing the media while being taken from the court to the Presidency reformatory in a prison van.

However, the charging document stated that Roy’s DNA was found on the victim’s body and that the victim’s blood stains were found on Roy’s jeans and shoes. Two strands of short hair found at the crime scene also matched Roy’s.

“Therefore, it is submitted that notice may be issued against the accused Sanjay Roy for the offenses punishable under Sections 64, 66 and 103(1) of the BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) Act and he may be prosecuted in accordance with the law.” The CBI’s charge sheet said: