Kolkata: On Saturday, a team of CBI investigators probing the horrific rape and killing of the junior doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital arrived at the police barracks of the 4th battalion of Kolkata Police, where the accused citizen-volunteer Sanjay Ray lived.
According to sources, officials from the central agency are attempting to obtain additional information about Ray from the other occupants of the police barracks. It is being questioned how Ray, a community volunteer, was permitted to reside at that police barrack, which was only intended to house regular police officers on the permanent payroll, including other related financial emoluments.
The sources said that by questioning the other residents of the police barrack, the central agency sleuths would cross-check how Ray, despite being a mere civic volunteer, enjoyed certain privileges and freedom of movement like regular cops.
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The sources further stated that by questioning the barrack residents, the CBI sleuths are attempting to learn more about the arrested accused’s close affiliation. This ‘close affiliation’ could be in terms of personal relationships, professional connections, or any other form of association that might shed light on the accused’s motives or actions.
Meanwhile, the CBI continued its interrogation of Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of the medical college, on Sunday morning, seeking to extract vital information about the events following the discovery of the victim doctor’s body.
Sources said that the interrogating officials are trying to extract from him information about the role played by him as the principal of the medical college immediately after the body of the victim doctor was discovered at the seminar hall of the hospital building on August 9. This includes his actions, decisions, and any potential negligence in handling the situation.
The sources added that Ghosh is also being questioned on who authorised the state public works department to conduct renovation work at a room adjacent to the seminar hall, the scene of the crime, on the evening of August 13. This is significant as it raises questions about potential tampering of evidence, especially considering it was done just hours after a division bench of Calcutta High Court ordered the CBI probe in the ghastly rape & murder case.
Ghosh was questioned for several hours on Friday and was released from CBI’s Salt Lake after midnight. He arrived at the central agency office again at 10 a.m. on Saturday following which his fresh interrogation started.
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–IANS
