Sanjoy Roy, who was arrested for the rape and murder of a woman doctor in Kolkata. Roy, a 33-year-old civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, was found to have a troubling history of violent behaviour and disturbing addictions.
According to the police, Roy was reportedly addicted to violent and disturbing pornography, as revealed by the content discovered on his mobile phone. «The pornography content in his mobile phone was quite disturbing and violent. We wonder about the state of his mind as watching such things is quite unnatural,» a police officer told PTI.
Roy's background paints a picture of a man with a deeply troubled past. Since joining the Kolkata Police as a civic volunteer in 2019, Roy had been married at least four times, with a reputation as a womaniser. He had a history of physically abusing his wives, and neighbours often reported hearing fights from his home. His first wife was from Behala, his second from Park Circus, his third from Barrackpore, and his fourth from Alipore.
One neighbour recalled, «He got married for the third time to a girl from Barrackpore. But that also did not last long. Then he married a girl from the city's Alipore area.» The fourth wife, who worked at a petrol pump, had filed a complaint of domestic violence against Roy, which continued until their legal separation.
Roy's connections within the Kolkata Police allowed him to build close relationships with several senior officers. As a trained boxer, he leveraged these connections to secure a transfer to the Kolkata