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<p>The Indian Supreme Court on Friday (Sept 6) rejected RG Medical College and Hospital's former principal Sandip Ghosh's plea that challenged Calcutta High Court's order on the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)&nbsp;probe into the institute's financial irregularities case.</p>

<p>The bench headed by the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that the CBI is investigating both the rape-murder incident at the college and the financial irregularities cases.</p>

<p>There was no&nbsp;justification for Sandeep Ghosh's interference in the PIL (Public Interest Litigation)&nbsp;on which the high court had ordered a CBI investigation into corruption allegations, the bench said.</p>

<h2><strong>Ghosh arrested in corruption case</strong></h2>

<p>Earlier this week, Ghosh was&nbsp;arrested by the CBI in connection with the corruption case.&nbsp;On Wednesday, Ghosh&nbsp;filed a petition in the Supreme Court against a Calcutta High Court decision that ordered the CBI&nbsp;to probe into the graft case against him.</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/kolkata-horror-rg-kar-principal-sandip-ghosh-ordered-urgent-renovation-after-incident-756168">Kolkata horror: RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh ‘ordered urgent renovation’ after incident</a></strong></p>

<p>Ghosh was under investigation for alleged corruption and financial irregularities at the college and hospital, following a directive from a single bench of the high court, which ordered the CBI&nbsp;to probe the matter.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He was sent to 8-day police custody on Tuesday.</p>

<h2><strong>Ghosh ‘ordered urgent renovation’ after rape-murder case</strong></h2>

<p>In the August 9 rape and murder of the trainee postgraduate doctor&nbsp;at the RG Kar College,&nbsp;Ghosh has been accused of indulging in the cover-up of the case and has&nbsp;undergone two rounds of polygraph tests.</p>

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<p>On Thursday, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal alleged that Ghosh ordered an urgent renovation near the crime site.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“The order, signed by Sandip Ghosh, former director of RG Kar Medical College, is dated August 10, just one day after the victim's death. Despite allegations from colleagues and protesters about tampering with the crime scene, the Police Commissioner denied it," West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar said in a post on X.</p>

<h2><strong>Ghosh's house raided by ED</strong></h2>

<p>Earlier on Friday,&nbsp;the Enforcement Directorate- carried out raids at the residence&nbsp;of Ghosh,&nbsp;among other places in Kolkata in a case about the financial irregularities in the institute, the news agency ANI reported.</p>

<p>The ED had registered a case&nbsp;under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to probe money laundering charges against Ghosh in the case.</p>


The Indian Supreme Court on Friday (Sept 6) rejected RG Medical College and Hospital's former principal Sandip Ghosh's plea that challenged Calcutta High Court's order on the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the institute's financial irregularities case.

The Indian Supreme Court on Friday (Sept 6) rejected RG Medical College and Hospital's former principal Sandip Ghosh's plea that challenged Calcutta High Court's order on the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the institute's financial irregularities case. The bench headed by the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that the CBI is investigating both the rape-murder incident at the college and the financial irregularities cases. There was no justification for Sandeep Ghosh's interference in the PIL (Public Interest Litigation) on which the high court had ordered a CBI investigation into corruption allegations, the bench said. Ghosh arrested in corruption case Earlier this week, Ghosh was arrested by the CBI in connection with the corruption case. On Wednesday, Ghosh filed a petition in the Supreme Court against a Calcutta High Court decision that ordered the CBI to probe into the graft case against him. Also read | Kolkata horror: RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh ‘ordered urgent renovation’ after incident Ghosh was under investigation for alleged corruption and financial irregularities at the college and hospital, following a directive from a single bench of the high court, which ordered the CBI to probe the matter. He was sent to 8-day police custody on Tuesday. Ghosh ‘ordered urgent renovation’ after rape-murder case In the August 9 rape and murder of the trainee postgraduate doctor at the RG Kar College, Ghosh has been accused of indulging in the cover-up of the case and has undergone two rounds of polygraph tests. Supreme Court refuses to entertain former principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College Sandip Ghosh against Calcutta High Court decision ordering CBI probe into graft case against him. Supreme Court says Ghos doesn't have locus to intervene in public interest litigation… pic.twitter.com/WLOXRriMI6 — ANI (@ANI) September 6, 2024 × On Thursday, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal alleged that Ghosh ordered an urgent renovation near the crime site. “The order, signed by Sandip Ghosh, former director of RG Kar Medical College, is dated August 10, just one day after the victim's death. Despite allegations from colleagues and protesters about tampering with the crime scene, the Police Commissioner denied it," West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar said in a post on X. Ghosh's house raided by ED Earlier on Friday, the Enforcement Directorate- carried out raids at the residence of Ghosh, among other places in Kolkata in a case about the financial irregularities in the institute, the news agency ANI reported. The ED had registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to probe money laundering charges against Ghosh in the case.

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