The Supreme Court has dismissed the petition of former director of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Sandip Ghosh, against the CBI probe into allegations of financial irregularities.
Police raid Ghosh’s residence
As part of the investigation into alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Hospital, the Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted a raid at the residence of Sandip Ghosh. After several hours of waiting, the ED officials finally managed to enter Ghosh’s house. The entry was made possible when Ghosh’s wife opened the house on the request of the ED officials, who had called her to request access. According to information, the ED conducted raids at 5-6 locations in Kolkata, mainly focusing on the premises of Ghosh and his associates. The raids also targeted Prasun Chatterjee, a data entry operator at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
The ED intervention follows a Calcutta High Court directive, which ordered the CBI to take over the investigation from a Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by the state government. The move was taken after Akhtar Ali, former deputy superintendent of RG Kar Hospital, sought an ED probe into the financial irregularities.
Earlier this week, the CBI arrested Ghosh and three others in connection with alleged financial irregularities at the centre, which is under intense scrutiny over the alleged rape and murder of a junior doctor there last month. Officials said the three others who have been arrested are Ghosh’s security guard Afsar Ali (44) and hospital vendors Biplav Singha (52) and Suman Hazara (46), who used to supply material to the hospital. Ghosh served as the director of RG Kar Medical College from February 2021 to September 2023. He was transferred from RG Kar in October that year but inexplicably returned to that post within a month. He held his post at the hospital till the day the hospital doctor was found dead.
Accusations against Ghosh
Sandip Ghosh, who served as director from February 2021 to September 2023, faces serious allegations, including illegal sale of unclaimed bodies, trafficking in biomedical waste and pressuring students to pay bribes to pass exams. Ghosh’s tenure was marred by controversy, including his dismissal and reinstatement following the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at the hospital.
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