As the probe into the Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder case was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on Dr Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and questioned him for not lodging a police complaint in the matter.
Pointing towards serious lapses by the college principal and hospital administration, the High Court bench said, “When the deceased victim was a doctor working at the hospital, it was rather surprising as to why the principal or the hospital administration did not lodge a formal complaint.”
“This in our view, was a serious lapse giving room for suspicion,” the High Court bench comprising of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya said in the order.
The court further flagged that the former principal was given the same role in another college just hours after he resigned. In view of this, the court ordered that Dr Ghosh must be immediately relieved from his duties and should be sent on long leave. It also instructed that he shall not be reinstated untill further notice.
“The state should bear in mind the circumstances under which the resignation came. Therefore, even if the resignation was not accepted, he could have been relieved from duties and not assigned any other duties,” the court added.
The court further questioned the “urgency” that prompted the state to appoint Dr Ghosh to his new post and made it clear that he cannot be allowed to continue in his new post.
RG Kar Principal Resigns, Joins Another Medical College
As the protest over the doctor’s murder case intensified across the nation, the principal of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College, Dr Sandip Ghosh, resigned from his post on Monday. However, the West Bengal government soon appointed him as the principal of Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital (CNMCH), triggering further outrage by the protesting students.
He was replaced by Dr Suhrita Paul, who is the OSD (Officer on Special Duty) at the West Bengal Health and Family Welfare Department.
Dr Sandip Ghosh, who resigned as the principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital after taking moral responsibility for the incident, had been under intense pressure due to the growing public outcry and mounting accusations of mismanagement and financial irregularities at the government-run Kolkata institute.
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