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Kolkata horror: CBI lists DNA evidence against Sanjay Roy, blood stains of victim on his clothes

Kolkata horror: CBI lists DNA evidence against Sanjay Roy, blood stains of victim on his clothes

Sanjay Roy

Trigger warning: Some readers may find the story disturbing. Discretion is advised.

Innew evidence in the Kolkata rape and murder of a trainee female doctor, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), on Wednesday (Oct 9) has listed 11 pieces of evidence in its charge sheet against accused Sanjay Roy.

The agency mentioned in the document that Roy raped and murdered the woman doctor while she was resting in the college's seminar hall.

CBI also ruled out the possibility of gang rape in the case. The agency, moreover, found Sanjay Roy's DNA on the body of the victim. They also found his hair on the crime scene. There were injuries on the man's body and blood stains of the victim on his clothes.

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The female doctor, who was working at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal's Kolkata, was brutally raped and murdered in the hospital's seminar room on August 9.

On the next day, Sanjay Roy was arrested. The woman was throttled and smothered by Sanjay Roy, it said.

Meanwhile, according to the document, the CCTV footage and his mobile phone's location verified his presence at the crime scene.

The agency's charge sheet mentioned that Roy sustained "blunt force injuries consistent with the marks of resistance/struggle by the victim".

"His (Roy's) presence in RG Kar Medical College & Hospital and also at the third floor of the emergency building where SoC (scene of the crime) lies, during the intervening night of August 8 and 9 is proved by way of CCTV footage. His presence is proved by way of the location of his mobile phone as per CDR," the CBI charge sheet stated.

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Earlier on August 12, the Kolkata Police recovered blood stains on Roy's clothes and footwear.

"(There were) presence of his DNA on the reference DNA/questioned DNA detected from the dead body of the 'V' (victim) during autopsy...the presence of blood stains of 'V' on his jeans and footwear which were recovered by the local police on August 12 in pursuance of his disclosure statement. The short hair found from the SoC has matched with accused Sanjay Roy," the charge sheet added.

CBI in its charge sheet said that there were clear signs of sexual assault on the woman's body.

"The injuries related to the hymen, which were fresh in origin, clearly indicated that the victim had suffered forceful penetrative sexual assault. It is further corroborated with the report of a swab taken from (the) area around both nipples showing the presence of saliva belonging to Sanjay Roy as confirmed by DNA," the charge sheet added.

(With inputs from agencies)

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