On Wednesday (21st August), Ex-Deputy Superintendent of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Akhtar Ali, told ANI that he has filed a criminal case in the High Court against Former RG Kar Principal Sandip Ghosh over his involvement in corruption and malpractices. According to Ali, Ghosh has been running a ‘very big nexus’ in the medical college and hospital.
#WATCH | Kolkata, West Bengal: On former principal Prof (Dr) Sandip Ghosh, Akhtar Ali, Ex-Deputy Superintendent, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, alleges, "…Today I have filed a case in the High Court, a criminal case, that case has been registered and its admission hearing… pic.twitter.com/O1j0XqG9kN
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Ali has also appealed to the High Court to provide him security as he has been allegedly getting threats for exposing ‘a very big scam’. Strikingly, the Former-RG Kar official has made several serious allegations against Ghosh who has been facing public ire and received a dressing down from the Calcutta High Court as well as the Supreme Court for his role and initial response to the rape and murder case of the trainee female doctor in the Hospital’s seminar hall. Additionally, the CBI has continued his grilling for the sixth time on Wednesday.
In his interviews with media channels, Akhtar Ali accused Sandip Ghosh saying that he was involved in several illegal activities. According to the allegations, Sandip Ghosh was selling unclaimed dead bodies, trafficking biomedical waste to Bangladeshi contacts, taking 20% commission in every tender, and deliberately failing students to extort money from them. OpIndia couldn’t independently verify the charges.
#WATCH | Kolkata, West Bengal: On former principal Prof (Dr) Sandip Ghosh, Akhtar Ali, Ex-Deputy Superintendent, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, alleges, "…Today I have filed a case in the High Court, a criminal case, that case has been registered and its admission hearing… pic.twitter.com/O1j0XqG9kN
— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2024
Ali has also approached Kolkata Police regarding his allegations against Sandip Ghosh that he ran a nexus from the hospital, earning lakhs from illegal activities, News18 reported adding that the portal has seen a copy of his complaint.
In an interview with India Today TV, Akhtar Ali also alleged that the arrested ‘civic volunteer’ in the trainee doctor’s rape and murder case, Sanjoy Roy, was part of Sandip Ghosh’s security.
According to Akhtar Ali, Ghosh was doing business with “unclaimed dead bodies” and was also trafficking biomedical waste and medical supplies like gloves, and syringes, to his Bangladeshi contacts. As per reports, this was done in stark opposition to the rules which state that such waste can only be handed out to authorised centres for proper disposal and recycling.
Ali told India Today TV, “Sandip Ghosh used to do business with unclaimed dead bodies. A case was also registered against him. He was also involved in trafficking biomedical waste. He used to sell it to the people who were part of his additional security. It was then sent to Bangladesh.”
Notably, Ali was posted at RG Kar Hospital till 2023. He said that he had raised an alarm about the illegal activities before the state vigilance commission and was also part of the inquiry committee against Sandip Ghosh. He lamented that no action was taken against the former principal even after the investigation found him guilty.
According to Ali, he had submitted an inquiry report to the state health department against Dr Ghosh. But he was transferred from RG Kar Hospital on the same day.
Ali added that the other two members of that committee were also transferred. He said, “I did whatever I could to save the students from this man, but I failed.”
Sandip Ghosh failed students to extort money from them; charged 20% commission on every tender: alleges Akhtar Ali
He further told India Today TV, “Some students were deliberately made to fail. So that he could recover the money.” He added that Ghosh took a 20% commission on every tender. According to him, hospital-related tenders were only given to two close aides of Ghosh — Suman Hazra and Biplab Singha.
Ali said, “Sandip Ghosh used to take money first and then give a work order. Suman Hazra and Biplab Singha had 12 companies. Only they were given tenders for every work.”
Ali further alleged that Sandip Ghosh had the support of many “powerful people” because of which he was brought back as the head of the hospital despite being transferred twice.
The former RG Kar official said, “Such a person should be taken into immediate custody. He is harmful to society.”
Meanwhile, Sandip Ghosh’s neighbours have also accused him of indulging in domestic abuse. These neighbours hail from Barasat where Ghosh lived for about two years. They said that the doctor assaulted his wife 14 days after she gave birth.
“There was a war of words between me and Ghosh once. His behaviour was always bad. I later found out he was a doctor. During his time here, there was an incident where he beat his wife so badly that her Caesarean stitches tore, and she was bleeding. Initially, locals didn’t interfere because it was seen as a family matter, but when it became too severe, everyone came out and protested,” one of the neighbours told India Today TV.
Nonetheless, the CBI grilled Ghosh for the sixth time on Wednesday (21st August). According to reports, the CBI is also planning a polygraph test on Sandip Ghosh because some of his answers had “discrepancies”. On 20th August, the Kolkata Police filed a corruption case against Sandip Ghosh days after the West Bengal government had formed an SIT to probe financial irregularities during the tenure of former RG Kar principal, Sandip Ghosh.
Sandip Ghosh resigned from the position of principal at RG Kar Medical College alleging that he was being defamed on social media platforms following the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the hospital premises.
(Input from ANI)
