Overview

• CBI officers reached Ghosh’s Shyambazar residence in North Kolkata shortly after 2 pm with central armed personnel and began questioning him.
• Officials say Ghosh was an ex-officio member of RG Kar’s Patient Welfare Board by virtue of being the local MLA.
• The corruption inquiry is being pursued under Calcutta High Court directions, and former principal Sandip Ghosh has been arrested and remains in jail.
• A preliminary chargesheet in the financial irregularities case named five people, including Atin Ghosh, with charges framed under the Prevention of Corruption Act in July.
• Today’s action follows a CBI search last week at the home of TMC MLA and doctor Sudipto Roy, a former chair of the hospital’s board, signaling a widening probe.