CBI Arrests Former RG Kar Medical College Principal in Financial Misconduct Probe

The CBI arrested Dr. Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar Medical College, and three others for alleged financial misconduct. The arrests followed a Calcutta High Court order transferring the investigation from an SIT to the CBI. The probe was petitioned by Dr. Akhtar Ali, seeking an ED investigation.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday apprehended Dr. Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, along with three other individuals, over their alleged involvement in financial misconduct at the institution, officials reported.

Shortly after Ghosh's arrest, CBI officers detained his security guard and two vendors linked to the hospital. This facility was notably the location where the body of a raped and murdered woman medic was discovered on August 9.

The Calcutta High Court had on August 23 directed the transfer of the investigation into the alleged financial irregularities from a state-constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) to the CBI. This directive followed a petition by Dr. Akhtar Ali, former deputy superintendent of the facility, calling for a probe by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into multiple allegations of financial misconduct during Ghosh's tenure.

(With inputs from agencies.)