Court rebukes CBI for missing original documents in RG Kar Corruption Case

Kolkata: The Special CBI Court in Kolkata on Tuesday heavily criticised the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for failing to produce key original documents at the start of the trial in the multi-crore financial irregularities case linked to RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.  

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the CBI started an investigation into the R.G. Kar financial irregularities case last year, following an order from the Calcutta High Court. In the charge sheet, CBI had identified former RG Kar Hospital Principal Sandip Ghosh as the mastermind behind the scam. 

Along with him, four others were also involved in the case. They have been accused of cheating, forgery, and criminal conspiracy. The court had earlier rejected their request to be discharged from the case and formally framed charges against them on July 14.

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The main charges in the R.G. Kar financial irregularities case includes manipulations in the tendering system of the said medical institute, getting the infrastructure-related work there done by outsourced contractors bypassing the state Public Works Department, smuggling of biomedical waste of the hospital and finally selling of organs of unidentified bodies coming to the hospital morgue for autopsy purposes at premium prices outside.