CALCUTTA HIGH COURT TRANSFERS SIR PROBE INTO ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES BY EX-RG KAR PRINCIPAL SANDIP GHOSH TO CBI

The Calcutta High Court in the case Akhtar Ali v State Of WB observed and has transferred an SIT probe into alleged irregularities by former RG Kar Principal Sandip Ghosh, to the Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI.

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The Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI is also investigating Ghosh over the rapemurder of a resident doctor at the hospital campus on August 09, 2024.

A single bench of Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj in the case was taking up the petition filed by former deputy superintendent at RG Kar, Akhtar Ali, who alleged that he had filed several complaints against Ghosh before state authorities, but no action had been taken.

He also submitted that only after the unfortunate death of the doctor had the state constituted the SIT.

The court in the case questioned why the State only initiated the SIT probe after the unfortunate incident on August 09, 2024, when many complaints had been filed earlier.

The court in directing for the SIT's probe to be transferred to the CBI held that, 'Subsequent to the hapless incident on August 09, 2024 the inquiry into the same was transferred to the CBI. Multiple agencies investigating similar facts may lead to delays and inefficiencies due to the involvement of multiple parties. Further, the court directed that the SIT investigation into Sandip Ghosh be transferred to the CBI...the CBI may file a status report into the same on the next dateofhearing.

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