Kolkata, March 24: Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, confirmed on Monday that the parents of the victim have taken basic membership in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
However, he added that the party leadership has not yet decided whether any of them will be fielded as candidates from the Panihati Assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district.
The BJP has released two lists of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections next month, but has yet to announce its candidate for Panihati.
On Monday night, the opposition leader stated that the decision on whether a family member of the victim will be nominated from Panihati will be made by the party’s central leadership. The state committee has submitted its opinion on the matter to the central leadership, which he cannot disclose at this time. The final decision now rests with the central leadership of the party.
It is noteworthy that the victim, a female doctor, was found dead on the morning of August 9, 2024, on the RG Kar campus. The Kolkata Police initiated an investigation and arrested Sanjay Roy, the sole accused, who was a former civic volunteer with the city police.
Later, following an order from the Calcutta High Court, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took over the case and identified Sanjay Roy as the sole accused in the charges of rape and murder.
Subsequently, a lower court in Kolkata convicted Roy as the sole perpetrator of the crime and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The CBI later challenged this order in the Calcutta High Court, seeking the death penalty for Roy.
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