September 6th 2024.
The city of Kolkata was buzzing with anticipation as the Supreme Court prepared to hear a petition filed by Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital. The petition challenged a previous order from the Calcutta High Court, which directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a probe into the financial irregularities at the hospital during Ghosh's tenure.
The order, issued by Justice Rajarshi Bhardwaj on August 23, also stated that the CBI inquiry would be monitored by the court, in response to a petition filed by the hospital's former deputy medical superintendent, Akhtar Ali. However, Ghosh wasted no time in approaching the Calcutta High Court's division bench, consisting of Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya, to challenge the single-judge bench order. Seeking a fast-track hearing, Ghosh was advised to first obtain a copy of the order before proceeding.
Instead of following the division bench's advice, Ghosh surprised many by directly approaching the Supreme Court on Wednesday. This move came after CBI officials conducted raids and searches at various locations in Kolkata, including Ghosh's residence, as part of their investigation into the financial irregularities case. Two days later, on September 2, Ghosh and three others were taken into custody by the CBI's economic offence wing and on September 3, a special court in Kolkata granted the CBI eight days of custody for the accused.
The allegations against Ghosh revolve around financial irregularities that occurred during his tenure as the principal of R.G. Kar. These include awarding contracts to private and outsourced parties without proper approval, using private entities for infrastructure-related tasks instead of the standard practice of involving the state public works department, and even selling biomedical waste and organs from unidentified bodies in the hospital's mortuary.
These complaints have raised serious concerns and the CBI is determined to get to the bottom of the matter. As the case unfolds, the public is eagerly waiting to see what the Supreme Court will decide and whether Ghosh will be held accountable for the alleged financial irregularities at R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital.
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