On Friday, the Sealdah court in Kolkata remanded Sanjay Roy, the primary accused in the rape and murder case of a young doctor, to 14 days of judicial custody till September 6. This decision follows his arrest on August 10 by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The shocking case, which has deeply unsettled the nation, involves the brutal assault and killing of a post-graduate trainee doctor.Discovery of the Victims BodyThe body of the victim was discovered on August 9 in the seminar room of a local hospital. Roy, who was initially detained as a civic volunteer, was arrested the day after the grim discovery. The case was subsequently transferred to the CBI on August 14 for further investigation following public outcry.In response to the horrific crime, healthcare professionals across the country staged protests, demanding safer working conditions for doctors, to which the Supreme Courts to a massive step and issued directives to enhance safety protocols in healthcare settings.Psychoanalytic Profile and Investigation FindingsA recent psychoanalytic assessment after the lie detector test of Sanjay Roy has painted a disturbing picture. The evaluation, conducted by the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), characterized Roy as having a perverse disposition with a severe addiction to pornography. According to a CBI official, Roys behavior and lack of remorse were evident during his detailed confession of the crime.“Roy displayed no repentance and recounted the entire incident with unsettling detail and indifference,” the official told PTI.Roys mobile phone, seized by the Kolkata Police before the case was transferred to the CBI, contained numerous pornographic materials. The lack of remorse and his extensive confession have added to the gravity of the investigation.Supreme Court Criticizes Kolkata PoliceOn Thursday, the Supreme Court has expressed strong disapproval of the Kolkata polices handling of the case. During a suo motu hearing, the court criticized the delay in filing the case related to the doctors unnatural death. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the CBI, suggested that there were attempts to obscure the crime scene before the federal agency took over.The three-judge bench of the Supreme Court highlighted several procedural lapses, including the timing of the postmortem, which occurred between 6:10 PM and 7:10 PM on August 9, before the case was officially registered. The court expressed concerns over the unexplained 14-hour delay in filing the FIR, raising serious questions about the investigations integrity.
