West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has sought an immediate report from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after Sanjay Roy — the main accused in the RG rape and murder case — claimed that he has been framed in the matter and alleged that the former Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal has conspired the whole thing.
In a post on X, Raj Bhavan Media Cell said that Governor Bose has urged the state government to look into the matter and inform him of the factual position and the state government’s stand on the allegations at the earliest.
“RG Kar rape and murder: Revelations against Vineet Goyal Police Commissioner. Guv asks for an immediate report from CM Mamata Banerjee,” Raj Bhavan posted on X.
“In the light of disturbing news carried by the media on November 12, 2024, in connection with the RG Kar alleged rape and murder case, where the key accused Sanjay Roy, after the proceedings in the Sealdah Court on November 11, 2024, has reportedly alleged that ‘he was framed by senior police officers, including former Kolkata police commissioner Vineet Goyal’, HG has urged the state government to look into the matter and inform him the factual position and the state government’s stand on the allegations at the earliest,” it added.
While being taken from the Sealdah Court on Monday after the hearing, Roy from the police van shouted at the reporters, stating that it was the former CP who had conspired and framed him.
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He further said that there were other big officers related to this case and that he was also threatened by them.
On November 4, Sealdah Court framed charges against Sanjay Roy in connection with the rape and murder case.
The rape and murder incident took place on August 9, when the second-year medical student was found dead in the seminar hall of the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
The incident led to protests across West Bengal, with doctors nationwide expressing solidarity with the junior doctors in Kolkata.
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