The CBI custody of Dr Sandeep Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, and Abhijit Mandal, in-charge of Tala police station, has been extended by three days. The CBI told the court that the two did not cooperate with the authorities during questioning, necessitating the extension of their custody. The investigating agency also said that no evidence of gang rape with the woman doctor has been found so far.
The CBI lawyer said his officials have not found any evidence to prove the direct involvement of Sandeep Ghosh and Abhijit Mandal in the rape or murder of the doctor. The two arrested persons were said to have spoken to each other several times on the day when the body of the doctor was fished out. From the call details between the two, the CBI came to know that they had called certain numbers several times on that day.
Following this, the court extended the CBI remand of Sandeep Ghosh and Abhijit Mandal for three days till September 20. The CBI said that Abhijeet Mandal, in-charge of Tala police station, was arrested on charges of tampering with evidence, delay in filing FIR, etc. The officer was detained after he failed to give satisfactory answers during interrogation by CBI officials.
The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Sandeep Ghosh on September 2 in a case of hospital financial irregularities. “We believe there is a big conspiracy behind this crime,” said a CBI lawyer. The Tara police station received information about the incident at 10 am, but the police reached the spot at 11 am. The FIR was registered after 11:30 pm. The OC of the police station had several conversations with Sandeep Ghosh that day.
Abhijit Mandal’s lawyer told the court: “The portion against my client is bailable. There are allegations against him like delay in filing FIR on the spot. The department can investigate him in this regard but cannot arrest him for this mistake. Whenever CBI called him after issuing notice, he fully cooperated. My client was admitted to hospital but he reappeared.”
Earlier, the CBI questioned four junior doctors including Sanjay Roy, the main accused in the case. Meanwhile, Abhishek Gupta, deputy commissioner of Kolkata Police (North) and Vidit Raj Bhundesh, deputy commissioner of the detective department (DD), were also questioned. A police officer said, “We want to know on what basis the police are investigating this case. What is their process?”
Let us tell you that Dr Akhtar Ali, former vice-chancellor of RG Kar Medical College, has filed a complaint against Sandeep Ghosh alleging financial irregularities at the college. These include allegations of smuggling of dead bodies, corruption in bio-medical waste, nepotism in construction tenders, etc. On August 19, a case was registered against him under sections 120B, 420 of the IPC and section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
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