NEW DELHI: Over a year after the brutal rape and murder of a postgraduate doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, the victim’s father has once again voiced his deep frustration and anger. He has arrived in Delhi where he is seeking a meeting with the CBI director.“We have come to Delhi with hope. It has been a year now, and we have been roaming around for justice,” he said. “We will try to meet the CBI director tomorrow…The Bengal government is doing everything to stay in power by paying money and taking votes.”He alleged that key evidence has been destroyed and that several individuals involved in the cover-up are being protected. “At least 30 to 40 people are involved in this. The person who is involved in destroying the evidence, which we have seen with our own eyes… But CBI is turning a blind eye to this” he said. “Whatever CBI should have done, it is not doing. We want justice.”In August 2024, a 31-year-old postgraduate doctor was raped and found murdered inside a seminar hall at RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata. Initially misrepresented as a suicide by hospital authorities, the case took a grave turn after civic volunteer Sanjay Roy was arrested, with DNA evidence confirming a violent struggle. The incident sparked widespread protests and a prolonged doctors’ strike in West Bengal, prompting the Supreme Court to step in, questioning procedural lapses, delayed FIR registration and the treatment of the victim’s family.In a major protest in September 2024, thousands rallied across more than 130 cities in 25 countries to demand justice for the trainee doctor. The demonstrations began with various groups in Japan, Australia, Taiwan and Singapore before spreading to cities across several European countries, with sixty planned in the United States.Public anger intensified amid allegations of a cover-up, with leaked audio clips and the victim’s hurried cremation raising serious concerns. The victim’s family, rejecting state compensation, accused authorities of shielding those involved and demanded full accountability. The Sealdah court on January 20 had sentenced Sanjoy Roy to life behind bars in the case.