Sandip Ghosh arrested by CBI
Sandip Ghosh, the ex-principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and killed last month, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday.
Officials said Ghosh and three others were apprehended by the central investigative agency for his suspected role in the financial misconduct at RG Kar hospital. Biplav Singha, Suman Hazra, and Afsar Ali Khan were three additional individuals detained with Ghosh.
The CBI has charged criminal conspiracy, cheating, and dishonesty, as well as Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, in relation to the financial misconduct at RG Kar Medical College. The cases involve recognizable crimes and cannot be granted bail.
The First Information Report was filed following the transfer of the case from Kolkata Police’s Special Investigation Team to the central probe agency as per the Calcutta High Court’s orders.
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Ghosh resigned from his position as principal after the shocking rape-murder incident
From February 2021 to September 2023, Ghosh was the principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Even though he was moved in October 2023, he surprisingly came back to his position at the hospital in just a month.
He persisted in his position until the day when the intern doctor was savagely raped and killed in a conference room at the hospital. The discovery of her partially naked body on August 9 led to widespread protests and a spate of violence in West Bengal.
Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer working with the Kolkata Police, was taken into custody in relation to the heinous crime of rape and murder.
