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RG Kar case rape-murder convict Sanjay Roy's niece found hanging at home; police suspect suicide

Authorities are investigating whether the 11-year-old niece of a life-imprisoned convict died by suicide or foul play, with the case causing local unrest, police said.

  • On Sunday night, family members discovered the 11-year-old niece of Sanjay Roy dead inside a wardrobe at her home in Vidyasagar Colony, Alipore, Kolkata, and rushed her to SSKM Hospital where doctors declared her brought dead.
  • Last year's conviction of Sanjay Roy, former civic volunteer with Kolkata Police, for raping and murdering a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital sparked nationwide protests by healthcare workers.
  • Police sources said the body was found hanging from the wardrobe frame with a rope, investigators noted the locked room, and family members reported her missing since Sunday evening.
  • Police have opened a probe into possible suicide or foul play and questioned the girl's father and stepmother after locals attacked the parents, while the stepmother denied involvement.
  • The incident has created panic in the locality as neighbours gathered outside the house, alleging the girl's father, a security guard, abused the mother and daughter in Vidyasagar Colony, recalling the RG Kar case.
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India Today broke the news in India on Tuesday, October 21, 2025.
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