Kolkata case: RG Kar's ex-principal Sandip Ghosh arrested

NEW DELHI: Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital's ex-principal Sandip Ghosh was arrested on Monday in a corruption case.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was investigating possible financial irregularities at the institute, particularly in the procurement of materials for patient care.

Earlier, a CBI official when asked about evidence in the case said, "Bahut kuch hai" (There is a lot).

The CBI also arrested vendor Biplav Singha 52, vendor Suman Hazara 46, and Afsar Ali 44, Additional Security to Sandip Ghosh.

After Calcutta high court directed the CBI to investigate allegations of corruption against Dr Sandip Ghosh, the national investigative officially registered an FIR against Ghosh.

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) from the Calcutta high court visited the CBI office at Nizam Palace and provided essential documents pertaining to the case.

The CBI filed the FIR upon receiving these documents and submitted a copy to the Alipur chief judicial magistrate (CJM) court.

Dr Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, has come under severe scrutiny following the incident of rape and murder of a doctor on duty at the RG Kar Medical College.

Ghosh resigned from his role on August 12, just three days after the incident.

Last week on Wednesday, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) suspended the membership of Dr Sandip Ghosh, who is the ex-principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital, where a trainee doctor was raped before being brutally killed.

The disciplinary committee duly constituted by the National President Dr RV Asokan, IMA HQs has unanimously decided to suspend the membership of Dr Sandip Ghosh, vice president, IMA Calcutta Branch said.

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