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The father of the victim in the RG Kar rape and murder case has publicly accused the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, asserting that she "only tampered with evidence" in the investigation.

HIs statement comes in the wake of a recent CBI court ruling that sentenced Sanjay Roy, the prime accused, to life imprisonment.

The RG Kar Medical College rape and murder victim's father expressed his dissatisfaction with the handling of the case, claiming that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) failed to present sufficient evidence for a more severe punishment.

During a press conference on 21 January 2025, the father stated, “She (CM Mamata Banerjee) tampered with evidence… the then Commissioner of Police (Vineet Goyal) and others had tampered with it. Could she not see all that from the beginning?”

The controversy surrounding the RG Kar rape and murder case intensified after CM Mamata Banerjee's government sought to challenge the life sentence handed down by the Sealdah court, pushing for capital punishment instead.

The West Bengal government on Tuesday has moved the Calcutta High Court to file an appeal seeking death penalty of the convict in the RG Kar hospital doctor's rape and murder case and secured the court’s necessary permission.

 

Advocate General Kishor Datta moved a division bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Md Shabbar Rashidi on Tuesday morning, seeking the court's permission to file the appeal challenging the order passed by Additional District and Sessions Judge in Sealdah, Anirban Das, on Monday.

 

High court sources maintained that the judicial process pertaining to the case could start this week itself if the due process of filing the appeal was completed by the end of the day on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the victim's father urged caution, suggesting that any further actions by the Chief Minister should be carefully considered rather than rushed.

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has faced significant criticism from opposition parties, particularly from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which alleges that evidence was deliberately destroyed to shield individuals associated with her party.