Kolkata: More trouble seems to be brewing for Sandip Ghosh, the former and controversial Principal of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is also entering the scene by filing an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) regarding financial irregularities during his tenure.
Those familiar with the situation have revealed that the ECIR will be initiated based on the FIR filed by the CBI. The CBI, acting on a directive from a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, has already commenced a comprehensive investigation into the matter.
Sources said ED, the investigation arm of the Union Ministry of Finance, will now probe the money laundering aspect of the case.
It’s important to note that the ED, unlike the CBI, is not bound by the same restrictions when it comes to initiating an investigation. This underscores the impartiality of the process, instilling confidence in the public and stakeholders.
Sources added that as soon as ED enters the scene, Ghosh and his close associates at R.G. Kar will have to face a double-grilling, first from the CBI sleuths and then from those attached to ED.
In addition to Ghosh, CBI has also questioned Sanjay Vashisth, R.G. Kar’s former medical superintendent and vice principal, and Debasish Som, the demonstrator of the hospital’s Forensic Medicine Department.
The FIR, a serious document, lists the names of Ghosh and three business entities: Maa Tara Traders, Ehsan Café, and Kham Louha. These entities are believed to have benefited from the alleged financial scam, a matter of grave concern.
According to CBI findings, sources said that Maa Tara Traders enjoyed a virtual monopoly in supplying different medical equipment to R.G. Kar because of its proprietor’s closeness with Ghosh.
Sources said the CBI is conducting a multi-angle investigation into financial irregularities at state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, involving 15 specific charges of fund fudging.
The main allegation is that different contracts were tendered to private and outsourced parties without the necessary approval from the state health department and the college council.
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–IANS
