Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Calcutta High Court Sets Three-Week CBI Probe Deadline
A junior doctor was raped and killed at R.G. Kar hospital in Kolkata in August 2024.
The Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, is conducting a second investigation into the case.
The Calcutta High Court reviewed the CBI’s progress report in a private hearing.
The court ordered the CBI to finish the investigation and submit its final report within three weeks.
The CBI had asked for four weeks but was given less time.
The victim’s family had asked investigators to examine 54 different issues.
The CBI said it had examined 16 of them so far.
Investigators also questioned doctors and a food delivery worker who were connected to the events that night.
The next hearing is scheduled for September 24.
Sanjay Roy has already been convicted and is serving a life sentence.
The Calcutta High Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to complete its fresh probe into the R.G. Kar rape and murder case within three weeks.
The court issued the deadline after reviewing the CBI’s progress report during an in-camera hearing.
The victim’s family had sought investigation into 54 aspects, while the CBI said it had examined 16.
The CBI questioned more than a dozen people, including four doctors and a food delivery worker connected to the night of August 8, 2024.
Former Kolkata Police civic volunteer Sanjay Roy remains the sole convicted person and is serving a life sentence.
- Who
- The Calcutta High Court, the Central Bureau of Investigation, the victim’s family, and convicted former Kolkata Police civic volunteer Sanjay Roy.
- What
- The court ordered the CBI to complete its fresh investigation and submit a conclusive report within three weeks.
- When
- The incident occurred on August 8, 2024; the deadline was set on Friday, with the next hearing on September 24.
- Where
- R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, where the doctor was found dead in the emergency building’s seminar hall.
- Why
- The fresh probe followed the victim family’s allegations that the earlier investigation was inadequate and largely followed the initial Kolkata Police inquiry.
Victim’s Family
CBI and Court Proceedings
Adequacy of the investigation
Victim’s Family
The victim’s family accused the CBI of conducting a lackadaisical investigation and largely following the initial Kolkata Police probe. The family sought examination of 54 aspects.
CBI and Court Proceedings
The CBI reported that it had examined 16 of the requested aspects during its fresh investigation and presented its progress report to the court.
Time required to complete the probe
Victim’s Family
The family’s request for further investigation led to continued scrutiny of the case and additional work by the newly constituted CBI team.
CBI and Court Proceedings
The CBI sought four weeks to finish the investigation, but the court granted only three weeks and set September 24 for the next hearing.
- Court
- Calcutta High Court
- Investigating agency
- Central Bureau of Investigation
- Deadline
- Three weeks
- Family’s requested aspects
- 54
- Aspects examined by CBI
- 16
- Next hearing
- September 24
- Convicted person
- Sanjay Roy, serving a life sentence
