"This has happened due to a corrupt nexus," says CPI-M leader Brinda Karat on RG Kar rape-murder

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 18 : After the Sealdah Court pronounced Sanjay Roy guilty in the RG Kar case, CPI-M leader Brinda Karat accused the Bengal government, the principal of RG Kar Hospital, and the administration of being guilty and held them responsible for the incident. She said that the rape-murder case has happened due to a corrupt nexus.
"Everyone knows Sanjay Roy is guilty but who are the powers behind him? ... This has happened due to a corrupt nexus. The government, the principal (of RG Kar) and the whole administration are guilty because of whom such an incident took place..." said the CPI-M leader.

Meanwhile, Advocate Rajdeep Haldar, the victim's attorney, said, "Three lawyers, including me, represented 'Abhaya... When we gave oral argument, we had raised certain points and in the court's verdict, 3-4 of these points were mentioned... Whatever Sanjay Roy said in court, his attorney had nothing to cross-examine (prove it); it was just a defence tactic... When we get the chargesheet, if Abhaya's family and we (lawyers) are not convinced with it, then we will put in a petition for further investigation..."
Notably, the Sealdah Civil and Criminal Court on Saturday found accused Sanjay Roy guilty of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Justice Anirban Das pronounced the verdict. The quantum of punishment will be pronounced by the court on Monday (January 20).
The court said that Sections 64,66, 103/1 of BNS have been framed against the accused. "There is a complaint against the accused that he went to RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and went to the seminar room, assaulted and murdered the lady doctor taking rest there," the court said.
The case, which involves the rape and murder of a trainee doctor whose body was found on August 9 in the hospital's seminar room, sparked widespread protests. After the incident, Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer at the hospital, was arrested in connection with the crime.