Entered seminar hall to look for a doc, RG Kar accused tells CBI

Entered seminar hall to look for a doc, RG Kar accused tells CBI 

‘PANICKED, RUSHED OUT’ RohitKhanna@timesofindia.com Kolkata :

Sanjay Roy, the prime accused in the RG Kar Hospital rape-murder, has told CBI that he had gone to the upper floor of the hospital in the early hours of Aug 9 to look for a doctor because a patient known to him was in need of oxygen. Roy, who has undergone a polygraph test, has told the investigators that he did not intend to go to the seminar room where the crime allegedly took place, but had entered there accidentally. Roy told CBI that on Aug 9, the patient known to him was supposed to be operated on. The patient’s condition had reportedly deteriorated, and Roy entered the seminar hall while looking for a doctor to attend to him. The accused also claimed that there was no security at the gate and nobody stopped him.

 CBI has already run two security guards through a polygraph test to verify Roy’s claim. The accused, sources said, told the investigators that he entered the room and saw someone lying there. He claimed he did not know the woman, but shook the body and there was no response. Roy claimed he panicked at this stage and rushed out. He stumbled on something and his Bluetooth device fell there. Investigators, however, doubt his claims as a CCTV grab at 11 am on Aug 8 shows him staring at the deceased doctor when four other juniors were present with her. 

Roy’s lawyer Kabita Sarkar said they were waiting for the next date of hearing in court to present his version of the incident. “He has gone through a polygraph test and we are sure the judge will give him the opportunity to be heard,” she said.