Kolkata doctor: Sanjoy Roy, despite not being an officer, was seen wearing a t-shirt with the letters KP (Kolkata Police) on it. His bike also had a KP sticker.

Kolkata doctor: Sanjoy Roy, accused of raping and murdering a 31-year-old Kolkata doctor RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, was not a hospital employee, but was frequently seen in buildings on the campus.
Roy worked as a civic volunteer with Kolkata Police.

Civic volunteers are contractual staff recruited to assist cops in various kinds of work, including traffic management and disaster response. Paid around ₹ 12,000 a month, these volunteers do not enjoy the facilities available to regular police personnel.

According to reports, Roy joined Kolkata Police’s disaster management group as a volunteer in 2019 but later shifted to police welfare cell. He then moved to the police outpost at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and had access to all departments.

Kolkata doctor: Roy, reports say, was part of a racket in the state-run hospital.

that charged patients’ relatives for ensuring admission. He would also charge patients’ relatives for finding a bed at nearby nursing homes if they did not get a bed at the government hospital.

Despite not being a regular cop, Roy used his contacts to stay at the police barracks on occasion. He walked around in a t-shirt with KP (Kolkata Police) emblazoned on it. His bike also had a KP sticker. He introduced himself as a Kolkata Police officer, and according to accounts, several other civic volunteers mistook him for a cop.

According to local media sources, Roy acknowledged to the crime shortly after police began questioning him. According to sources, he exhibited no remorse and shouted, “Hang me if you want”. His phone was found to be loaded of pornographic material.

The doctor’s body was discovered in the same building hours later. Another significant indication was a Bluetooth headset discovered adjacent to the victim’s body. The CCTV footage showed Roy with the headgear around his neck as he entered the premises. It was absent when he left. The headset adjacent to the victim’s body also connected to his phone.

Top developments in the rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor.

Junior physicians in West Bengal continued to strike on Tuesday in protest of the lady doctor’s rape and death, and they demanded justice.

The walkout had an impact on healthcare services, with long lines of patients at all government hospitals’ out-patient departments (OPDs) since early Tuesday morning, while senior doctors substituted for their junior counterparts to deal with the rush, according to news agency PTI.

After paying a visit to the deceased’s parents on Monday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee set a deadline of August 18 for Kolkata Police to solve the crime, failing which she stated she will refer the matter to the Central Bureau of Investigation.

Until Sunday, junior doctors attended to emergency responsibilities.

However, starting Monday morning, they suspended all work. To deal with the flood of patients, especially in outpatient departments, the Bengal government has cancelled all senior physicians’ leaves.

Speaking about controlling the patient rush, a state-run SSKM Hospital official said that because the majority of senior doctors were there on Monday, the strain could be well managed.

However, several patients who were supposed to be admitted to various hospitals for procedures had to return home after being granted an other date by authorities.

The Indian Medical Association has written to Union Health Minister JP Nadda requesting.

The passage of a specific federal law to restrict attacks and violence against physicians as a “deterrence” measure, as well as the designation of hospitals as safe zones.

The IMAThe requests, which included specific security measures, came as resident doctors at government hospitals throughout the country protested and went on strike on Monday in response to the recent rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee in Kolkata, raising concerns about medical staff safety in the workplace.

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