After eleven-hour search of a doctor’s house in Calcutta, the CBI seizes documents

Calcutta:

After a 13-hour search of the house of Sandip Ghosh, the former director of RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata, officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation left the house late in the evening with numerous documents. The agency, which is already investigating the rape-murder of a young doctor at the hospital on August 9, has also been tasked with investigating alleged financial irregularities at the institute that took place under the former director.

When asked if they had found any concrete evidence, a CBI officer as he left the building replied: “Bahut kuch hai (quite a lot).”

The house of former medical director Sanjay Vashisth and 13 others was also searched in Kolkata and its surrounding areas today.

The CBI's Anti-Corruption Unit also searched the homes and offices of persons entrusted with supplying materials for the treatment and care of patients.

There were numerous corruption allegations against Sandip Ghosh, who was in the focus of the central government because of the rape and murder case.

On Friday, days after the state government launched an investigation into the corruption allegations, the Calcutta High Court handed over the case to the CBI.

Sandip Ghosh has already taken a lie detector test. Today it was the turn of the main accused Sanjay Roy.

Meanwhile, Ghosh was again questioned by the CBI since 8 am today. At least seven CBI officials attended the questioning, which took place at his house in Beliaghata.

Former chief medical officer and deputy director of the hospital, Sanjay Vashisth, and another professor from the institute's forensic medicine department were also questioned.

In its first information report, the CBI has named Ghosh and three Kolkata-based private companies – Ma Tara Traders of Madhya Jhorehat, Banipur, Howrah; Eshan CafA of 4/1, Belgachia and Khama Louha.
They are charged under Sections 120 B (criminal conspiracy) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

On August 9, a doctor with a PhD was raped and murdered in the hospital's seminar room, sparking massive outrage and nationwide protests from the medical profession and civil society.

A volunteer of the Kolkata Police was arrested for this crime.

The CBI, which took over the case on the orders of the Supreme Court, pointed out that the crime scene may have been tampered with, which supports allegations of a cover-up.

(With agencies)