New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- The body of Sanjay Roy's niece, the man convicted in the rape and murder of a female doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, has been found dead, allegedly by suicide.

The deceased, a class 6 student, was found hanging inside a cupboard in her Vidyasagar Colony residence, where she stayed with her father and her stepmother. The residence falls under the Alipore police station's jurisdiction.

The body was taken to the SSKM Medical College, where she was declared dead on arrival. A case of unnatural death has been registered, as per ETV Bharat.

The publication cited sources in the Kolkata Police headquarters to reveal that the deceased's mother had also died by suicide some years ago. Her stepmother...