Kolkata: Hearing for framing of charges in the alleged corruption at state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital during the tenure of its former principal Sandip Ghosh is likely to commence on Wednesday before a Alipore court.
Ghosh was principal of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital when an on-duty doctor was raped and murder in the seminar room of the hospital on August 9 last year. The incident triggered outrage across the country.
High Court ordered CBI investigation into alleged corruption at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital
In the wake of protest by doctors against the brutal rape and murder of the on-duty woman doctor, a petition was filed before the Calcutta High Court by a former hospital official Akhtar Ali seeking probe into alleged financial irregularities during Ghosh’s tenure as principal and the High Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct an investigation into the allegations, following which CBI arrested Ghosh in the case.
During the proceedings before the trial court on Tuesday, the special court judge said that the hearing for framing of charges against the accused persons in the corruption case will commence on Wednesday, news agency PTI reported.
Received sanction to prosecute Ghosh, another former official, CBI recently informed High Court
The CBI recently informed the High Court that that it has received sanction from the West Bengal government for prosecution of Ghosh and another former official. The central agency also submitted before the High Court a report on the progress of the investigation in the case, which said that a cxhargesheet in the case was filed before the special court on November 29 last year.
The High Court directed the special court hearing the alleged corruption case to make all endeavour for framing of charges in the case within one week from the next date of hearing before it.
Sealdah court recently convicted Roy in rape and murder case
A Sealdah court recently convicted prime accused Sanjay Roy for the rape and murder of the on-duty woman doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and awarded him life imprisonment until death. The Sealdah trial court refused to award death sentence to Roy, saying that the case did not meet the stringent criteria for being classified as “rarest of the rare” case.
