Sandip Ghosh's Lavish Farm House Searched By ED In RG Kar Financial Irregularities Case

Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted raids at RG Kar Hospital's former principal Sandip Ghosh's sprawling farm house in Kolkata. Apart from raids at Sandip Ghosh’s premises, searches were also conducted at three of his associates in connection with alleged financial irregularities at the RG Kar Medical and Hospital.

The law enforcement agency carried out raids at Ghosh’s residence in Beliaghata and at two locations in Howrah and Subhasgram. All the four are already in CBI custody.

CBI arrests Sandip Ghosh in RG Kar financial irregularities case

On Monday, CBI arrested Sandip Ghosh and three others in connection with the alleged financial irregularities at the facility, which is under intense scrutiny over alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor there last month. Officials said the three others who have been arrested are Ghosh's security guard Afsar Ali (44), and hospital vendors Biplav Singha (52) and Suman Hazara (46) who used to supply material to the hospital.

Monday was the 15th day of Ghosh's questioning by the agency. From the agency's Salt Lake office, the 53-year-old was taken to the CBI's Nizam Palace office in Kolkata, which houses the agency's anti-corruption wing, and was arrested.

This is the second major arrest at the hospital since August 9.

Key Accused Sanjoy Roy in CBI custody 

Earlier, a Kolkata Police civic volunteer, Sanjoy Roy, was arrested by the Kolkata Police and handed over to the central agency in connection with the medic's alleged rape and murder.

On August 23, the Calcutta High Court ordered the transfer of the probe into the alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar hospital from a state-constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).