RG Kar case verdict today; probe incomplete, say victim’s parents

A day before a court in Kolkata is set to deliver its verdict in the RG Kar hospital rape-murder case, the parents of the victim doctor alleged the investigation was half-done as others involved in the crime “are roaming free”.

The parents said they would continue to fight until justice was delivered to their daughter whose body was found in the seminar room of the state-run hospital on August 9 last year, sparking nationwide outrage and prolonged protests.

Sanjay Roy, who was a civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, was charged with committing the crime and was arrested on August 10. Additional district and sessions judge of Sealdah court, where the trial of the case concluded on January 9, is scheduled to deliver its judgment on Saturday.

“Sanjay (Roy) is guilty and tomorrow’s verdict will be against him. But what about other criminals who are still not caught? I can see them roaming freely. I have seen them loitering in the hospital. So, the investigation is half-done,” the victim’s mother said.

She also stated that biological evidence proved Roy guilty, but she believed that the administration had been shielding several others involved in the crime.

“All evidences were either lost or erased. A large number of people were present when (the then) Police Commissioner Vineet Goel visited the crime scene. It was looking like a fish market. Those seen at the crime scene must be punished,” she said.

Purported photographs showing presence of a large number of people in the seminar room after the body was found had gone viral.

“I am yet to know why my daughter was killed in that fashion. What did she come to know that she was not allowed to live?” the mother said.

Speculations were rife that the junior doctor was killed because she came to know of some secrets that the authorities wanted to remain hidden. The deceased doctor’s father also claimed that the investigation was incomplete.

“I do not think Sanjay was alone. There are others who were very much involved in the crime, but they are still free. Hopefully, they will be arrested and their guilt will be proven. Until then, justice is not delivered,” he said.