“This is an unfortunate incident. Yesterday, at 10:30 am, the Tala police station was informed that a lady was found lying in the seminar hall of the hospital,” said CP Vineet Kumar Goyal.

“We are extremely sad, anguished and angered because of the incident. We are with the family members and the doctors. Whatever needs to be done from our end, we are following a transparent process of investigation. If there is a demand from the family for some other agency to conduct the investigation, we have no problem. By analysing CCTV evidence, proof from the place of occurrence, and a thorough interrogation of doctors and other witnesses, we have concluded that there is strong evidence as far as the accused is concerned,” he said.

Police have arrested one Sanjoy Roy in connection with the crime.

The police chief said an SIT has been formed, and CCTV footage has been collected from the vicinity of the crime scene.

“On the basis of the evidence, one person has been arrested. The probe is still on. He will be produced in court today,” said the CP.

The police chief said that once information was received, the homicide department rushed to the spot. The forensic team was also called in, and for the inquest, the services of a judicial magistrate were requested. “In the presence of the judicial magistrate, the parents and the medical college students, an inquest was done,” he said.

“After the inquest, the post-mortem examination was done. A board was formed with three doctors, out of which two were women. The whole procedure was documented through videography. Students and family members were present as witnesses during the post-mortem proceedings,” he said.

Asked about the background of the accused, he said, “For us, he is a criminal of the highest order. We will see to it that he gets punishment of the highest order. We are collecting more evidence and examining more people. We will let you know once we get anything. We are interrogating him and trying to find the reason for him being present there at such a time,” he said.

“This is not the conclusion of the investigation; it is at a preliminary stage. We are examining more people. Not even 24 hours have passed. We have cross-checked and it is confirmed that he was there,” said the CP.

Additional Commissioner of Police Murli Dhar said also said there were signs of sexual assault.

“This is a sensitive case. As per Supreme Court guidelines, we cannot divulge each and every detail of the investigation before the media. This is a case of homicide as well as sexual assault,” he said.

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