The accused in the ED case are the same as those named in the CBI complaint, they said | Photo: X @dir_ed
The Enforcement Directorate has filed a money laundering case to probe alleged financial irregularities at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital during the tenure of its former director Sandip Ghosh and a few others, official sources said on Tuesday.
The federal agency has taken cognizance of an FIR from the CBI to file its Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), equivalent to an FIR, under various sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The agency, according to sources, has collected banking and medical procurement documents related to this hospital and medical college from “various sources” and may soon issue summons to the accused for questioning and recording their statements, the sources said.
The accused in the ED case are the same as those named in the CBI complaint, they said.
In its FIR registered on the directions of the Calcutta High Court, the CBI has booked Ghosh and three Kolkata-based private entities: Ma Tara Traders of Madhya Jhorehat, Banipur, Howrah; Eshan Cafe of 4/1, Belgachia and Khama Louha.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been pushing for enforcement of several sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 120 B (criminal conspiracy), 420 (cheating) and Section 7 (offence relating to bribery of public servant) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The CBI on Sunday raided the premises of Ghosh, former medical superintendent Sanjay Vashisth and 13 others in and around Kolkata in connection with this probe into alleged financial irregularities at the medical institute which is under investigation following the alleged rape and murder of a post-graduate doctor on August 9.
A CBI official told reporters during the searches on Sunday that “bahut kuch hai (There is a lot).”
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First published: August 27, 2024 | 14:40 IS
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