Former RG Kar principal gave ‘misleading’ answers in lie detector test: CBI | India News

Information revealed by the lie detector test may not be used as evidence in the proceedings, but the agency may collect corroborating evidence that could be used in court, it said.

A lie detector test can help identify inaccuracies in the statements of suspects and witnesses. By monitoring their psychological reactions, heart rate, breathing patterns, sweating and blood pressure, investigators can determine if there are any inconsistencies in their answers.

The CBI claims that Ghosh received information about the rape and murder of the aspiring doctor at 9:58 am on August 9, but did not immediately file a complaint with the police.

He allegedly filed a “vague complaint” at a later date through the chief medical officer and deputy principal, even though the victim was declared dead at 12.44 p.m., it said.

“He did not try to file an FIR immediately. Rather, he put forward a new theory of suicide, which, however, is not possible due to the visible external injuries on the body of the victim, who was naked in the lower region,” the CBI claimed.

The investigating agency claims that Ghosh contacted Abhijit Mondal, officer-in-charge of Tala police station, at 10.03 am and a lawyer at 1.40 pm, while a case of unnatural death was registered at 11.30 pm.

Mondal, who was also arrested by the CBI in connection with the case, was informed about the incident at 10.03 am on August 9 but did not reach the scene immediately, officials claimed, adding that the OC reached the scene only after an hour.

General diary entry 542 mentions that the body of the PG intern of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital was found ‘unconscious’ in the Pulmonary Medicine seminar room, though the body had already been examined by a doctor who had found the victim dead.

The general diary entry was allegedly made “in consultation with the hospital management and other unknown persons” and contained intentionally false information.

Mondal’s failure to register an FIR and protect the crime scene resulted in “damage of important evidence at the crime scene,” officials said, adding that he was trying to protect accused Sanjay Roy and others who had unauthorized access to the crime scene, which could have led to tampering of evidence.

They said Ghosh allegedly ordered his subordinates to rush the body to the morgue.

The doctor-in-training was allegedly raped and murdered in the seminar room of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital while she was resting during her shift early in the morning of August 9. Her body with severe injury marks was found in the room by a doctor on his rounds.

Sanjay Roy, a volunteer police officer, was arrested the next day based on CCTV footage showing him entering the seminar hall at 4:03 am on the day of the incident.

On August 13, the Calcutta High Court ordered the transfer of investigation from the Calcutta Police to the CBI, which took over the case on August 14.

First published: September 16, 2024 | 11:50 a.m. IS