Kolkata Rape-Murder: Did Sandip Ghosh Manipulate RG Kar’s Staff Selection Process?
September 8,2024
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) informed a court that Dr. Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, manipulated the recruitment process for medical house staff to appoint doctors of his preference.
The agency also accused him of granting the hospital’s contracts to his cronies in violation of rules.
Top 10 Updates on the Kolkata Rape and Murder Case:
- Manipulation in Recruitment: The CBI informed a court that Dr. Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, implemented an opaque interview system for recruiting house staff, bypassing the usual panel of interviewers. Only the final interview scores were disclosed before appointments, according to a TOI report.
- Exclusion of Deserving Candidates: The agency accused Dr. Ghosh of deliberately excluding many deserving trainee doctors from the list of appointed house staff.
- Investigation Triggered by Rape-Murder Case: Alleged financial irregularities at the hospital came to light following the rape and murder of a doctor in the seminar room of the state-run facility.
- Arrest of Dr. Ghosh: The CBI arrested Dr. Sandip Ghosh last month in connection with the financial irregularities case at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
- Canteen Contract Controversy: The CBI is investigating how Nargis, the wife of Dr. Ghosh’s security guard, was awarded the hospital canteen contract. The agency alleges that the contract was given to her company, Eshan Cafe, in violation of regulations, with the bid amount handwritten on documents.
- Refund of Caution Money: Dr. Ghosh is also accused of returning the non-refundable caution money to the firm owned by the security guard’s wife, further fueling suspicions of corruption.
- Criminal Nexus Allegations: An officer revealed that Dr. Ghosh had been operating a “criminal nexus” with other co-accused individuals to gain financially from these irregularities.
- Arrests of Vendors and Security Guard: Along with Dr. Ghosh, two vendors and his security guard were arrested for their alleged involvement in the financial misdeeds. The vendors were reportedly known to Ghosh from his time at Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital.
- Evidence of Government Loss: The CBI has collected evidence suggesting that this criminal nexus caused significant financial losses to the government. The agency also found that the security guard was contracting vendors to sell the hospital’s biomedical waste.
- Rape and Murder Investigation: The female doctor was found dead in the hospital’s seminar room on August 9, following a grueling 36-hour shift. The autopsy revealed she had been raped, assaulted, and strangled. Kolkata police have arrested Sanjay Ghosh, a civic volunteer, as the primary suspect in the rape and murder.