CBI Arrests Former Principal and Three Others in RG Kar Hospital Financial Fraud Case

The CBI arrested former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh and three others for alleged financial irregularities. The move follows the Calcutta High Court's order to transfer the investigation to the CBI. Accusations include corruption, illegal sales, and bribing students. The case also involves an alleged rape and murder at the facility.

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

The CBI's intervention follows a directive from the Calcutta High Court, which transferred the investigation from a state-constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) to the central agency. The inquiry was initiated after Dr. Akhtar Ali, a former deputy superintendent, petitioned for an Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe into multiple financial discrepancies during Ghosh's tenure.

Among other grave accusations, Ghosh is implicated in illegal corpse sales, bribery involving students, and unauthorized tenders, raising questions about a possible connection to the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the hospital.

(With inputs from agencies.)