NEW DELHI: Former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court difficult the Calcutta excessive court docket’s order to switch his corruption case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). His plea is scheduled to be heard on September 6 by a bench led by Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud.
This comes two days after Ghosh was arrested by the CBI which was investigating attainable monetary irregularities at RG Kar Faculty, significantly within the procurement of supplies for affected person care.
The excessive court docket had directed the CBI to take over the investigation into corruption fees towards Sandip Ghosh from a Particular Investigation Staff (SIT) fashioned by the Bengal authorities.
The court docket had reasoned {that a} single company ought to deal with all allegations towards Ghosh.
“The investigations (into the rape-murder at RG Kar hospital and the graft fees towards the ex-principal) shouldn’t be fragmented between totally different companies. Handing over the investigation to the CBI ensures consistency,” it mentioned in its order.
Ghosh, who’s already beneath CBI investigation for his actions following the August 9 rape-murder of a junior physician on campus, faces mounting accusations of monetary and administrative misconduct.
This comes two days after Ghosh was arrested by the CBI which was investigating attainable monetary irregularities at RG Kar Faculty, significantly within the procurement of supplies for affected person care.
The excessive court docket had directed the CBI to take over the investigation into corruption fees towards Sandip Ghosh from a Particular Investigation Staff (SIT) fashioned by the Bengal authorities.
The court docket had reasoned {that a} single company ought to deal with all allegations towards Ghosh.
“The investigations (into the rape-murder at RG Kar hospital and the graft fees towards the ex-principal) shouldn’t be fragmented between totally different companies. Handing over the investigation to the CBI ensures consistency,” it mentioned in its order.
Ghosh, who’s already beneath CBI investigation for his actions following the August 9 rape-murder of a junior physician on campus, faces mounting accusations of monetary and administrative misconduct.
