The Calcutta High Court has ordered the transfer of the investigation into financial irregularities at R G Kar Hospital to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). This decision came after the court criticized the West Bengal government for the delay in forming a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to address the allegations, which had first surfaced a year ago.
Previously, the probe was handled by a state-constituted SIT. The court’s intervention followed a petition by former deputy superintendent of the hospital, Akhtar Ali, who sought an investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into alleged financial misconduct involving the hospital’s former principal, Sandip Ghosh.
The transfer of the case to the CBI marks a significant shift in the investigation, reflecting concerns over the handling and progress of the probe at the state level.