CBI to Probe RG Kar Hospital Financial Irregularities, Orders Calcutta High Court

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the transfer of investigation into alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital from West Bengal government’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The High Court took this decision following a petition filed by former deputy superintendent of the medical establishment, Akhtar Ali. The petitioner sought an investigation by the Enforcement Directorate into alleged financial irregularities in the government medical college during the tenure of the college’s former principal, Sandip Ghosh.

Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj of the Calcutta High Court directed the CBI to provide a progress report on the investigation within three weeks.

The next hearing of the matter will be on September 17.

On August 20, the West Bengal government formed the SIT on August 20 to probe the alleged financial irregularities at the RG Kar medical college and hospital.