Overview

• CBI officers reached Ghosh’s Shyambazar residence shortly after 2 pm with central paramilitary personnel and questioned him on hospital finance allegations.
• Investigators are probing suspected misappropriation tied to RG Kar Medical College’s Patient Welfare Board, where Ghosh served as a member by virtue of his MLA post.
• The Calcutta High Court directed the CBI to investigate the financial irregularities case that grew out of the August 2024 killing on the campus.
• Former principal Sandip Ghosh and other accused have been arrested in the case, and a CBI court framed charges against five people in July.
• The action comes days after a search at TMC MLA Sudipto Roy’s residence, while the party has denounced the raids as political vendetta, a claim not substantiated by investigators.