The body of the niece of Sanjay Roy, the man convicted of raping and murdering a female doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, has been found dead, allegedly by suicide.
The deceased, a Class 6 student, was found hanging in a cupboard at her residence in Vidyasagar Colony, where she lived with her father and stepmother. The residence comes under the jurisdiction of Alipore Police Station.
The body was taken to SSKM Medical College where she was declared dead on arrival. According to ETV Bharat, a case of unnatural death has been registered.
The publication quoted sources from the Kolkata police headquarters to reveal that the deceased’s mother had also committed suicide a few years back. Her stepmother is her mother’s sister, who first married her father after his death and has taken care of her stepdaughter ever since.
How the body was discovered
The victim’s mother was not in the house at the time of the incident as she had gone to buy firecrackers for Diwali. After returning, she had to break into the house when she got no response from the girl despite calling her name several times.
Once she managed to enter, she discovered the lifeless body of a young girl. The police were soon informed.
What the police say
After the initial investigation, the police described the incident as a case of suicide. An official police complaint has not yet been filed.
Family members, friends of the deceased as well as neighbors will be questioned as part of the investigation, the publication said, adding that local residents said the teenager was under psychological stress as she was frequently reprimanded.
A senior Kolkata Police official told the publication, “All aspects of the case are being investigated. The actual cause of death will be clear once the post-mortem report is received. A case of unnatural death has been registered at the Alipore local police station following the incident.”
The victim’s grandmother is doubtful
Although the police are reporting the death as a case of suicide, the victim’s grandmother, who lived separately, doubts it.
She told local reporter zee24ganta: “They lived separately, they didn’t let me enter the house. I couldn’t know anything about my granddaughter. Can someone who turned 11 a month ago hang herself? Can a girl who is only 11 years old hang herself? Is it possible? Her mother, my son’s ex-wife, also married his mother. Then the younger son committed suicide.”
