RG Kar accused cites forensic report, casts doubt on crime site

KOLKATA: Citing a forensic report that found no evidence of struggle at the spot where the RG Kar rape-murder victim's body was found, the lawyer representing Sanjay Roy, the civic volunteer arrested in the case, raised questions about the place of occurrence of the crime, during the arguments in a Sealdah court on Saturday. Roy, the only person named as accused by CBI, has claimed that he was framed in the case. His lawyer Sourav Bandyopadhyay presented excerpts from Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) report, which did not find any sign of struggle between the victim and the assailant on the mattress on the wooden dais in the hospital's seminar room, where the PGT doctor's body was found lying in an "awkward position" on Aug 9.

The report also mentioned that, except on the mattress, no biological stain could be detected on, around or underneath the wooden stage or the wooden table nearby. No biological stain was found on the floor either. A few short hair strands found at the place of occurrence belonged to prime accused Roy, results from CFSL Kolkata and Chandigarh confirmed.



The forensic report noted that the corridor leading to the seminar hall was attended by doctors and nurses 24x7, and there was "less possibility" that someone could enter there unnoticed and commit the crime. Roy's lawyers also questioned the mode of strangulation, based on the postmortem report. Even as the court heard arguments, lawyers for the victim's parents submitted a sealed envelope, reportedly containing names of some more persons allegedly involved in the crime, and 35 points indicating the involvement of others.

"The investigations by CBI and Kolkata police suggest that many other persons were involved. All the culprits cannot be arrested if there is no further investigation," said Tarit Ojha, lawyer for the victim's family. TNN.