KOLKATA: Posters alleging the existence of a “health syndicate” were seen on the walls of several medical colleges in Kolkata this weekend, accusing a group that has come to be known as the “north Bengal lobby“.The syndicate allegedly includes RG Kar Medical College‘s former principal Sandip Ghosh, who is under court and CBI scrutiny following…
KOLKATA: The High Court-ordered CBI probe into alleged corruption at Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital took off Sunday with the agency conducting coordinated raids on 14 locations that included former principal Sandip Ghosh‘s house and premises belonging to some health department officials and at least two vendors.CBI’s FIR against Ghosh, filed the previous evening, names a…
The controversy surrounding RG Kar Medical College rape-murder of a 31-year-old doctor continues to escalate. Recently, the West Bengal government transferred some top officials from the institute, including the principal and vice-principal, following demands from students for their removal after the tragic event. On August 21, Professor Manas Kumar Bandyopadhyay, the former principal of Barasat…
KOLKATA: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) had flagged financial irregularities at R G Kar Medical College way back in 2021, the year Sandip Ghosh took charge as principal of the institute. Ghosh had reportedly refused to respond to multiple CAG reminders, raising suspicion that he wanted to hide something.As CAG started looking into procurement…
NEW DELHI: Former Deputy Superintendent Akhtar Ali of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital announced on Wednesday that he has filed a case in the Calcutta High Court against former principal Sandip Ghosh, alleging that Ghosh “has a very big nexus’ which he wants to expose.Sandip Ghosh is accused of being involved in multiple scandals,…
KOLKATA: The outgoing principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital was ordered to go on leave from Tuesday after Calcutta high court expressed astonishment at the Bengal govt rehabilitating him as Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital principal “within four hours” of his resignation the previous day.“Let him be at home,” Chief Justice T…
NEW DELHI: Sandip Ghosh, the principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, on Monday stepped down from this position amid a protest in the wake of the brutal rape and murder of a second-year PGT doctor.The protesting resident and junior doctors on Friday had demanded Sandip Ghosh’s resignation, setting a 12-hour deadline for his…
