RG Kar Doctor Death: Accused Handed Over To CBI As Central Agency Takes Over Rape & Murder Case

After a Calcutta HC order, the CBI took over the investigation into the rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata.

Junior doctors and medical students during a protest against the sexual assault and killing of a post-graduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata.

Source : PTI

RG Kar Medical College News: The Central Bureau of Investigation has taken over the RG Kar doctor death case, wherein a junior physician was allegedly raped and murdered by a civic volunteer last week. The CBI takeover of the case came a day after the Calcutta High Court ordered the central agency to investigate the case that has the country on the boil.

On Wednesday morning, a CBI team of at least 10 members from Delhi landed in Kolkata. The team is likely to visit the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital later in the day. The CBI team comprises specialised medical and forensic personnel. After the case was transferred to the CBI, the accused, Sanjoy Roy, was handed over to the central agency at its office at CGO Complex in Kolkata.

#WATCH | RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case | West Bengal Police bring accused, Sanjoy Roy to CBI Office at CGO Complex in Kolkata.

Following Calcutta High Court order, the CBI has taken over the case and has sent a specialised medical and forensic team from… pic.twitter.com/yNOd91dDHM

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Sanjoy Roy reportedly confessed to his crimes during police interrogation. According to media reports he also admitted to having been violent against the women in his family and sought capital punishment for himself.

Sanjoy Roy allegedly sexually assaulted and strangulated the junior doctor at RG Kar MCH in a seminar hall on the fourth floor of the institution. Roy's involvement in the crime was traced using CCTV footage and evidence found at the scene of the crime.

Protests Continue Across India

Since the news of the crime broke out, medical professionals and organisations across the country have launched protests.

On Tuesday, doctors held a protest outside Sion Hospital in Maharashtra capital Mumbai demanding justice for the RG Kar MCH rape& murder incident. The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) continued its nationwide shutdown of OPD services over the incident.

#WATCH | Maharashtra: Doctors hold protest outside Sion Hospital in Mumbai against Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder incident

FAIMA (Federation of All India Medical Association) continues its nationwide shutdown of OPD services over the incident pic.twitter.com/KXGBZa5eTR

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Medical students from the Gauhati Medical College, too, protested the incident and expressed solidarity with the victim's family.

#WATCH | Dr Kumar says, "...This is a solidarity protest. A protest has been going on in West Bengal for 3-4 days now. It has been going on all over India. Ours is a protest supporting that...Our colleague at RG Kar Medical College was assaulted and brutally murdered on duty. So,… pic.twitter.com/qu47uSnOAK

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