No evidence so far that Kolkata doctor was gangraped, CBI tells court
The protesting medics sought another meeting with the state government as some of their demands remain unfulfilled.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation told a special court on Tuesday that there is no evidence so far indicating that the junior doctor found dead at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August was gangraped, The Indian Express reported.
The central investigative agency, however, added that it is still investigating all possibilities.
The 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered at the state-run hospital on August 9. The incident sparked protests across the country.
Subsequently, unverified claims that the doctor was gangraped floating on social media. The Kolkata Police had arrested the main accused person, Sanjay Roy, on August 10. Roy was a civic volunteer attached with the city police.
The Kolkata Police was investigating the case till August 13, when the Calcutta High Court transferred the matter to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
On Tuesday, the central agency told the court in Kolkata’s Sealdah that the police did not seize Roy’s clothes for two days, which could have proved as strong evidence, reported The Times of India.
It also alleged that Sandip Ghosh, the principal of the medical institute at the time, and Tala police station officer-in-charge Abhijit Mondal had “malafide intentions”. The agency accused the two of aiming to “vitiate the evidence” and “vital data related to this case”.
The CBI arrested Ghosh on September 2 for alleged corruption at the medical college....
