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Bengal: Sandip Ghosh appears before ED in RG Kar financial irregularities case

Kolkata, Nov 10 (UNI) Former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday for questioning in connection with alleged financial irregularities at the state-run hospital, following two consecutive days of absence.
Ghosh had been summoned by the agency as part of its investigation into allegations of financial misconduct at the hospital. He was earlier arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) following allegations of corruption that surfaced in the wake of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar.
The ED subsequently launched a separate investigation into the alleged financial irregularities. According to the agency, large sums of money were allegedly transferred from the hospital's accounts to those of various contractors.
The agency suspects that the funds were misappropriated through cheques issued in the names of the contractors' associates. The money was either withdrawn directly or transferred to other affiliated entities before being siphoned off. Ghosh is alleged to have been involved in the transactions.
The ED had initially summoned Ghosh for questioning on November 4. However, he failed to appear and instead wrote to the investigators seeking a 15-day extension. He also offered to participate in questioning through video conference, if required.
The agency subsequently issued a fresh summons directing him to appear on Tuesday. He was asked to report at 11 am, but, according to ED sources, his lawyer approached the investigators seeking further time. The agency declined the request and insisted that he appear in person.
Ghosh eventually reached the CGO Complex around 1 pm but did not respond to questions from journalists.
Meanwhile, Ghosh had earlier secured bail from the Supreme Court in the CBI case. The Calcutta High Court had rejected his bail plea, citing the allegations of misappropriation of public funds meant for healthcare services and the possibility that he could influence witnesses owing to his influential position.
Challenging the High Court order, Ghosh approached the Supreme Court on August 18. On October 16, a bench comprising Justices M.M. Sundresh and Prashant Kumar Mishra granted him bail, taking into account the pace of the judicial proceedings and the period he had already spent in custody.
The Supreme Court also noted that the ED had not formally arrested him in the separate financial irregularities case while he was in custody in the CBI case, and that there was no legal impediment to his release on that account.
The ED had filed a charge sheet in the case in February, naming Ghosh as an accused. UNI BGA NST CDS
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