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Charges Framed in RG Kar Case, Trial from 22 July
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
|July 15, 2025
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday said that the process of framing of charges has been completed against Sandip Ghosh, the controversial former principal of the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, in the case of his alleged involvement in the multi-crore financial irregularities case at the institute.
The trial process in the matter will start on 22 July at a special CBI court in Kolkata. He has been accused under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, including Section 7 (acceptance of bribe), Section 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), Section 409 (criminal breach of trust by a public servant), Section 467 (forgery of valuable securities, wills, and other significant documents) and Section 468 (forgery of valuable securities, wills, and other significant documents).
This story is from the July 15, 2025 edition of The Statesman Bhubaneswar.
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