SC says ‘cannot wait for another rape, murder for changes on ground’
The Supreme Court, while hearing a suo motu plea on Tuesday in connection with the rape and murder of a junior postgraduate doctor in Kolkata, said that deeply concerned about the fact that name, a photograph of the victim is all over India.
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is hearing the case.
CJI said, “Deeply concerned of the fact that name, photograph of the victim is all over the India. We are deeply concerned about the fact that the name, photo and video clip of the Kolkata rape victim was published all over. The law prohibits publishing victims’ names. Is this the way we provide dignity to the young doctor who has lost her life?”
Earlier on Monday, CBI got permission to conduct a polygraph test of Sanjay Roy, suspected and arrested in the gruesome rape and brutal murder of the PG trainee doctor.
The autopsy report disclosed that the victim sustained more than 14 injuries to various parts of the body, including the head, face, neck, arms, and genitals. There was also clear evidence of forceful penetration, which pointed to sexual assault. The cause of death was identified as “manual strangulation combined with smothering.”