ED raids RG Kar ex-principal's house in financial irregularities case
Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers on Friday conducted simultaneous search operations at the houses of Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and three of his associates in connection with alleged financial irregularities at the institute, an officer said.
The raids were carried out at Ghosh's residence in Beliaghata and at two locations in Howrah and Subhasgram. All four are already in CBI custody.
"We reached these places around 6.15 am and started our raids," the officer told PTI.
The ED has filed an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against Ghosh.
On August 23, the Calcutta High Court ordered the transfer of the investigation into the alleged financial irregularities at the hospital from a state-constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) to the CBI.
The decision followed a petition by Dr Akhtar Ali, the former deputy superintendent of the facility, who sought an investigation by the ED into multiple allegations of financial misconduct during Ghosh's tenure.
Ghosh served as principal from February 2021 to September 2023. He was briefly transferred from RG Kar in October 2023 but was reinstated within a month.
Dr Ali had raised concerns that the corruption at RG Kar hospital might be linked to the doctor's death, suggesting that the victim was aware of the misconduct and might have threatened to expose it.
