CBI has launched search operations at approximately 15 locations in connection with a corruption case against Sandip Gosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College. The agency's action follows its recent filing of a case regarding financial irregularities at a Kolkata hospital, where a trainee doctor was tragically raped and murdered on August 9. The investigation has now been transferred from the West Bengal government's Special Investigation Team (SIT) to the agency after a directive from the Kolkata High Court.
The High Court has ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into alleged financial misconduct during the tenure of Ghosh as principal, following a plea by former Deputy Superintendent Akhtar Ali. This investigation is in conjunction with an existing CBI inquiry into the rape and murder of a trainee doctor.
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Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj emphasized the need for a consolidated investigation to avoid inefficiencies and ensure effective enforcement of justice, directing the CBI to provide a progress report within three weeks.