One person could be responsible for RG Kar case: Panel report
The medical board's report presents a counter to claims by doctors who alleged multiple perpetrators were involved.
The Multi Institutional Medical Board (MIMB) has indicated that a single person could have been responsible for the rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, offering a counter to claims by doctors who alleged multiple perpetrators were involved.
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“Considering the spectrum of injuries, which are present over face and neck region and genitalia as well as other associated evidence, the possibility of such injuries having been inflicted by a single person cannot be ruled out,” states the MIMB’s interim report, prepared by experts from leading Delhi hospitals including AIIMS. The 11-member board was chaired by Dr Adarsh Kumar, a professor of forensic medicine at AIIMS, New Delhi.
The case, which sparked nationwide outrage and prolonged protests in West Bengal, involves the death of a 31-year-old trainee doctor on August 9. Kolkata police initially arrested Sanjoy Roy, a civic police volunteer, on August 10. The investigation was transferred to the CBI by the Calcutta high court on August 13 following allegations of a cover-up.
While the MIMB confirms “forceful penetrative sexual assault,” it found no semen, contrary to rumours that had circulated. The report explains this could be due to various reasons including “non-penile penetration, penile penetration without ejaculation, or penile penetration with use of condom.”
The West Bengal Junior Doctors Front maintains their scepticism about a lone perpetrator theory. “We still believe that there was an involvement of more than one person. The MIMB report also hasn’t ruled out the possibility either,” said Aniket Mahata
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The MIMB has recommended further expert consultation, suggesting a forensic odontologist. They have also called for a forensic DNA expert to interpret the accused’s DNA profiling report.