Kolkata rape-murder: Accused Sanjay Roy has 'animal-like instincts', unflustered while detailing crime

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials, probing the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at R K Kar Hospital, have reportedly identified the accused Sanjay Roy as a sexual deviant who has 'animal-like instincts.'

Roy, the sole suspect in the case, was subjected to a psycho-analysis test by a team of Delhi's Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) on Sunday on orders of the CBI.

The accused showed no remorse and was unflustered while he narrated his version of the crime, according to The Times of India. He showed no trace of emotion. 

The report added that Roy's presence at the crime scene has been corroborated by technical and scientific evidence, but the DNA test result is not out yet. The Kolkata Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) had linked blood and skin found on the victim to injuries on Roy's body. The experts who reviewed the accused also concluded that he has "animal-like instincts."  

Meanwhile, Roy reportedly was present at the chest department ward, where the victim worked, on August 8. The CCTV visuals sourced from the area showed Roy inside the ward around 11 am. The victim was then in the ward along with four other junior doctors and Roy was found staring at them for a while before leaving.  The CBI believes the victim left the ward for dinner with other junior doctors and returned to the seminar hall a little after 1 am on Aug 9. Roy is seen in CCTV footage re-entering the hospital premises at 4 am and he is believed to have headed to the third-floor seminar hall, where the victim was sleeping.

As per the postmortem examination report, the victim died due to "manual strangulation associated with smothering". The report added that she had 16 external and nine internal injury marks."There is medical evidence of forceful penetration/insertion in her genitalia the possibility of sexual assault," the report also stated.There were abrasions on her cheeks, lips, nose, neck, arms and knees, it said adding that there were injuries to her private parts. The report, which specified "all injuries are antemortem, listed nine internal wounds, including those in the muscles of the scalp, neck and other parts of the body.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has submitted a progress report on the investigation to the Supreme Court ahead of Thursday’s hearing. Roy was also scheduled to be produced in court again Friday. However, the CBI may consider a virtual hearing for safety reasons.