ED files charge sheet in R G Kar Medical College money laundering case, former principal among accused

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday filed a charge sheet before a special court in Kolkata in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged financial irregularities at the government-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal. The case relates to suspected misuse and diversion of funds during the previous administration of the institution.

Former principal Sandeep Ghosh has been named as a key accused in the charge sheet. Ghosh was earlier arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a related financial irregularities case and is presently in judicial custody. The ED registered the money laundering case after examining the findings of the predicate offence and conducted a separate probe into the financial trail. According to sources, the investigation was initiated following a petition by Akhtar Ali, a former official of R G Kar Hospital, who sought a CBI inquiry into alleged financial misconduct during Ghosh’s tenure. The request for investigation was cleared by the Calcutta High Court and subsequently upheld by the Supreme Court, paving the way for parallel probes by central agencies.

The ED registered an ECIR to examine the source and movement of funds, with the charge sheet based on evidence related to suspected money laundering transactions. With the filing of the charge sheet, the trial in the case is set to proceed, while investigations into other matters linked to R G Kar Medical College continue.