A Kolkata court on Tuesday remanded Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, along with three others, to CBI custody for eight days in connection with alleged financial irregularities at the state-run institution.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had requested a 10-day custody, arguing that a significant network involved in the corruption case needs to be thoroughly investigated.
“We have just arrested four people. There is a larger network that must be uncovered, and we require their interrogation. We need their custody to reveal the full extent of this nexus,” the CBI stated in the Alipore Judges court.
On Monday, the federal agency arrested Ghosh, his security guard, and two vendors who supplied materials to the hospital, where a 31-year-old trainee doctor was allegedly raped and murdered last month.
The CBI has named Ghosh in a First Information Report (FIR) and charged him under section 120B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for criminal conspiracy, in conjunction with section 420 of the IPC (cheating and dishonesty) and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
The investigation into financial misconduct at RG Kar Medical College gained traction after new allegations surfaced from the former deputy superintendent of the facility, Dr. Akhtar Ali.
The agency has also registered cases against several entities, including M/s Ma Tara Traders, M/s Eshan Café, and M/s Khama Louha, in connection with the corruption case.
