Kolkata rape-murder case: ED will now be probing financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital

After the CBI probe, the Enforcement Directorate filed a money laundering case to investigate the hospital’s alleged financial irregularities.

The RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, has been in the news and top of headlines for the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor. It has also garnered more negative buzz for its financial irregularities, which already was probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). It is said that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has also entered the picture, and now it will be probing the hospital for its financial irregularities.

ED filed a money laundering case.

On Tuesday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a money laundering case to probe the alleged financial irregularities at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor allegedly took place. The case has been registered taking cognizance of an FIR that the CBI filed against the hospital under various sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Who are the accused in the ED case?

The accused in the ED case are the same people named in the CBI complaint, namely Dr. Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and three Kolkata-based private entities – Ma Tara Traders of Madhya Jhorehat, Banipur, Howrah; Eshan Cafe of 4/1, Belgachia, and Khama Louha. As per PTI, citing sources, the probe agency has gathered banking and medical procurement documents related to this medical college and hospital from various sources. It may soon issue summons to the accused for questioning and recording their statements.

The probe agency has pressed several sections under the Indian penal code, including 120 B (criminal conspiracy), 420 (cheating), and section 7 (offense relating to public servants being bribed) of the Prevention of Corruption Act against the accused.