Sanjay Roy was convicted on 18 Jan 2025 and jailed for life for the RG Kar rape-murder. Appeals are pending, and a CBI cover-up probe hearing is set for 20 Nov…
A 31-year-old trainee doctor was found raped and murdered in a seminar room during a long night shift.
Sanjay Roy was arrested after CCTV footage and a Bluetooth headset linked him to the scene.
The court cited poor progress and the risk of evidence being destroyed.
From the crime to suo motu cognisance.
Women marched at midnight; hours later a mob vandalised the hospital.
The Court set up a task force on doctors' safety and sent the CISF to guard RG Kar.
Rest rooms, shifts, access, women's safety.
Sandip Ghosh and Abhijit Mondal were arrested over alleged evidence tampering and a delayed FIR.
The CBI named Sanjay Roy as the sole accused in the rape and murder.
Roy was found guilty of rape and murder after an in-camera trial.
Imprisonment for the rest of his natural life; not the rarest of rare, the judge said.
And two appeals still pending.
The court admitted the CBI's appeal for the death penalty and dismissed the state's.
The appeals bench recused; another followed in May. The case had stalled for months.
Recusals and reassignments.
A new team was told to trace events from the victim's dinner on 8 Aug to her cremation.
The CBI said 16 people had been questioned; the court refused more time.
From the SIT order to a sealed report.
Arguments on the CBI's report are listed for 20 November 2026.
Why the conviction did not close the case.
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