NEW DELHI: A 52-year-old lawyer, is tackling her most challenging case in a 25-year career. The Sealdah court has appointed Kabita Sarkar to defend Sanjoy Roy, the accused in the RG Kar rape-murder case as no other lawyer was willing to take it.
Who is Kabita Sarkar?
- She graduated in law from
Hooghly Mohsin College . - Began her career at
Alipore court , focusing on civil cases. - Transitioned to criminal law as a
SALSA lawyer in February 2023. - Moved to Sealdah court in June 2023.
Reason for taking the case
- Believes in justice through court trials, not pre-trial judgments.
- Emphasizes every individual’s right to a fair trial, including the accused.
- Requests to have her senior,
Sourav Banerjee , accompany her during the case.
Views on punishment
- Opposes capital punishment; prefers life imprisonment as the maximum penalty.
- Believes in allowing offenders the chance to reflect on their crimes.
- Stresses the principle of “innocent until proven guilty.”
Kolkata RG Kar Hospital horror
- A 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor was brutally raped and murdered at Kolkata’s
RG Kar Medical College on August 9, 2024, causing national outrage. - Victim found in a semi-nude state.
- The assailant, Sanjoy Roy, a hospital staffer, gained entry while the victim was alone in the seminar hall.
- The sequence of events is under intense investigation by the
CBI , with autopsy results revealing horrific details of the crime.
Accused Sanjay Roy a ‘sexual pervert with animal instinct’
The CBI’s psychoanalytic profile of Sanjay Roy, the sole suspect arrested in the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder case, describes him as a sexual pervert with animal instincts.
The psychoanalysts who interviewed the 31-year-old found him emotionally detached as he recounted his version of events at the crime scene.
They also reviewed his statements and compared them with postmortem and forensic results.
While the CBI confirmed that Roy’s presence at the crime scene was supported by technical and scientific evidence, they have not yet disclosed the results of the DNA tests.
(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
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