KOLKATA: The conviction of Kolkata Police’s former civic volunteer Sanjay Roy in the rape and murder of a resident doctor at her workplace sparked differences among political parties, though they unanimously called for the “severest punishment”.
TMC celebrated the verdict as a validation of Kolkata police’s initial investigation. “Police arrested the perpetrator within 24 hours. But a section of people tried to spread misinformation and mislead people to fulfil their political and personal interests… We want death penalty for the RG Kar convict,” said TMC’s Kunal Ghosh.
Ghosh criticised those who questioned the police probe, claiming they had been proven wrong. “…investigation was on the right path, despite some leftists, extreme leftists, blind TMC opponents, and a section of doctors using people’s emotions with political intent to tarnish govt’s image,” he said.
BJP alleged a cover-up. Party’s Bengal chief Sukanta Majumdar said: “The court has convicted him (Roy), but the people of Bengal believe more than one person may have been involved. When the case was being investigated by Kolkata police, evidence was tampered….”
Majumdar said Roy might have been framed and called for further investigation. “Roy has said several times that he was being trapped and there was a conspiracy against him… We want the court to order a probe into who tried to silence him,” he added.
SUCI announced plans to hold a rally Tuesday demanding “proper justice” for the victim. “…here only one accused was found, though there are chances of the presence of multiple people at the crime scene, according to the forensic evidence,” said SUCI’s Chandidas Bhattacharya.
CPM also raised doubts. Party’s Sujan Chakraborty posted on X: “A verdict in just 12 minutes! A verdict doesn’t necessarily mean justice. ‘Setting Bengal’ has become even clearer today. Justice must be seized. We want justice.”
