How CCTV footage helped nab the accused in the Kolkata rape and murder case
The footage established his presence near the scene of crime, and a bluetooth device nailed his involvement, investigators say.
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Within 24 hours of the rape and murder of a resident doctor in a hospital in Kolkata, police caught hold of Sanjoy Roy and his mobile phone. When they turned it on, it automatically paired with bluetooth headphones found near the doctor’s body, officials part of the investigation told Scroll.
This confirmed what the investigators had suspected after they had viewed CCTV footage from the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital where the 31-year-old doctor had been found dead in the seminar hall on August 9.
The footage showed Roy entering the hospital premises less than an hour before the crime took place, wearing bluetooth headphones, and exiting soon after, without them, an official said on the condition of anonymity.
Roy, a civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, was arrested on August 10.
The Kolkata High Court transferred the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation on August 14, after days of protests at the hospital.
What CCTV analysis revealed
Investigators told Scroll that CCTV footage was crucial in establishing the identity of the accused.
According to officials, camera recordings show Roy entered RG Kar College and Hospital on his bike at 3.42 am.
At around 4.03 am, he can be spotted on the third floor, in the corridor near the seminar hall – the scene of...
