Overview
- Akhtar Ali surrendered before a special CBI court in Alipore on February 10 and was remanded to judicial custody until February 17.
- A non-bailable warrant was issued on February 6 after he skipped multiple summons, and he missed a planned surrender the previous day citing illness.
- CBI has filed a chargesheet naming Ali in alleged procurement and financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and the agency opposed his bail.
- The court order noted contradictory medical records submitted by Ali and said witnesses would have to be recalled due to his late appearance and the supplementary chargesheet.
- In a parallel probe, the ED filed its first chargesheet on February 6 against former principal Dr Sandip Ghosh and vendors Biplab Sinha and Suman Hazra, as the victim’s parents separately criticized the CBI’s handling of the 2024 murder case.