'Sexual pervert with animal instincts': Psychoanalysis test of Kolkata rape-murder accused Sanjoy Roy conducted

The case, which the Supreme Court took up suo motu, has sparked widespread protests and heightened concerns over women's safety in medical institutions.

The psychoanalysis test of Sanjoy Roy, the main accused in the alleged rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital,  described him as a “sexual pervert” with “animal instincts”.

A team of experts from Delhi's Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), on Sunday began a psycho-analysis test of Roy. They were called on orders issued by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

According to Times of India, psychoanalysts found Roy (31)  to be  seemingly unflustered when narrating his version of what happened at the crime scene. The team said he shared the details  “without a trace of emotion”. The experts also scanned his statements to the CBI so far to link those to the postmortem and forensic findings.

As quoted by TOI, CBI officials told the team that  Roy’s presence at the crime scene had been corroborated by technical and scientific evidence. The outcome of DNA tests has not been revealed yet.

Earlier the Kolkata police said traces of blood and skin found under the victim’s nails matched the injuries on Roy’s hands. The CBI is expected to submit a status report on the probe so far to the Supreme Court Thursday. The Kolkata Police arrested Roy, a civic volunteer, a day after the trainee doctor's semi-naked body was found in the seminar hall of RG Kar Hospital.

According to PTI, the accused, who is a trained boxer, built a close relationship with a few senior police officers over the years, after which he moved to the Kolkata Police Welfare Board and was posted at the police outpost at the RG Kar Hospital.

CBI insiders told TOI that the CCTV footage collected from RG Kar showed Roy near the chest department ward around 11am on August 8.

The 31-year-old victim was then in the ward along with at least four other junior doctors. Roy was found staring at them for a while before leaving. During interrogation, Roy claimed he had entered the ward earlier that evening.  According to CBI, 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.

A junior doctor entered the hall around 2.30am and the victim had a word with him before going back to sleep.
Roy is seen in CCTV footage re-entering the hospital premises at 4am. Investigators believe he then reached the third-floor seminar hall, where the victim was sleeping.

Roy is scheduled to be produced in court again Friday.  According to TOI, the defence lawyers appointed by the state will meet him for the first time on Friday. During his earlier appearance in court, no lawyer was ready to represent him. The CBI is considering a virtual hearing for safety reasons, according to the TOI report.