CBI arrested ex-RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal, Dr Sandip Ghosh. Earlier, a Kolkata court has denied a narco analysis test for Sanjay Roy. Check timeline of the case.
Published: September 15, 2024 3:07 PM IST By In the latest development in the Kolkata rape and murder case, in which a 31-year-old female doctor was brutally sexually assaulted and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9, a team from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested the hospital’s former principal, Dr. Sandip Ghosh, and a police officer named Abhijit Mondal on Saturday. Notably, Ghosh is already under the custody over corruption allegations during his tenure as the principal of RG Kar hospital.
Apart from CBI, Enforcement Directorate (ED) is also probing allegations of money laundering against him. ED had also raided his house and seized evidence. On Saturday, Ghosh found himself embroiled in a number of charges filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Insider reports detail how he was arrested on the grounds of suspicious behavior, particularly obstructing their ongoing investigations and possibly tampering with crucial evidence. This includes negligent delays in revealing the death of the victim and stalling the initial launch of the crucial information report. The CBI, intending to delve deeper into their rape and murder investigations, has approached a local judicial body asking for Ghosh’s custody.
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