Accused in R.G. Kar rape and murder claims innocence; CBI list 11 evidences against him
The Hindu
A day after CBI filed a charge sheet against him in the rape and murder of a doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, the accused Sanjay Roy on October 8 claimed innocence before a city court.
A day after Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a charge sheet against him in the rape and murder of a doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, the accused Sanjay Roy on Tuesday (October 8, 2024) claimed innocence before a city court.
“I have something to say. If I don’t be allowed to speak, all blame will be put on me. I have not done anything. I am innocent. I don’t know anything about the case,” the accused told before a city court, where he was produced.
However, the charge sheet filed by the CBI lists 11 different pieces of evidence against the accused including recovery of his DNA samples from the body of the victim.
Roy, a civic police volunteer was arrested by Kolkata Police hours after the body of the doctor was found in the seminar room of the hospital. On Tuesday, he was produced before the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, where a copy of the charge sheet was handed over to the lawyer representing the accused.
The charge sheet contains charges of rape and murder against the accused under Sections 64/66/103(1) Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita (BNS).
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According to sources, the CBI has brought charges against the accused based on various pieces of evidence, which includes CCTV footage where he is seen near the scene of crime and his mobile phone location as well recovery of a Bluetooth earphone near the scene of the crime. The charge sheet filed by the CBI also points that the DNA of the accused was found from the body of the victim as well blood strains of the victims from clothes and shoes of the accused. The 45-page charge sheet records statements of 128 witnesses and 90 documentary evidence including 65 articles recovered from the scene of the crime.
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