On Monday, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, over the financial irregularities in the running of the facility.
‘There were irregularities in the acquisition of medicines at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital during the tenure of Ghosh as its principal’, according to the media reports.
A CBI official had confirmed that there was numerous evidence against the accused. Initially, the central agency took Ghosh to Nizam Palace and arrested him under charges of corruption and cheating. Previously, CBI had raided his house in connection to financial irregularities at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
The ex-principal of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital was earlier subjected to a polygraph test along with the prime accused Sanjay Roy and four doctors. Besides Sandip Ghosh, the investigative body had also arrested his security guard Afsar Ali Khan (44) and hospital vendors Suman Hazara (46) and Biplav Singha (52).
In August 2024, the ex-deputy superintendent of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Dr Akhtar Ali moved the Calcutta High Court demanding an investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into the financial misconduct at the facility.
Ali had accused Ghosh of trafficking biomedical waste, selling illegally unclaimed dead bodies and passing tenders in exchange for commission from medicine suppliers. He also informed the court that the former principal was involved charge ₹5 to ₹ 8 lakhs from students in return for passing them in exams. The case pertaining to financial irregularities was being handled by the State-appointed SIT prior to its transfer to CBI.
Comments