Arrested By CBI, Sandip Ghosh Suspended By Bengal Governmnet
NDTV
Akhtar Ali had accused Sandip Ghosh of illegal sale of unclaimed corpses, trafficking of biomedical waste and passing tenders against the commission paid by medicine and medical equipment suppliers.
Sandip Ghosh, the former Principal of Kolkata's RG Kar MEdical College, where a young doctor was raped and murdered last month, has been suspended by the health minister of West Bengal. The suspension comes on the heels of his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI yesterday in connection with alleged irregularities at the hospital during his tenure.
He has been has been placed in police custody for eight days. The CBI had sought his custody for 10 days.
Three others were arrested along with Sandip Ghosh. Sources said they are vendors Biplav Singha and Suman Hazara, who supplied medicine to the hospital and Afsar Ali, a security guard.
