ABP News Exclusive: Ex-RG Kar Hospital Principal Ran 'Syndicate', 'Acted Like Mafia' — Top Allegations

An ABP News sting operation reveals corruption and misconduct at RG Kar Medical College in the Kolkata rape-murder case, implicating former principal Dr Sandip Ghosh.

Former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh is accused of indulging in serious malpractices with political backing.

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In a major revelation, a sting operation conducted by ABP News has unveiled disturbing details surrounding the Kolkata rape-murder case linked to RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The investigation has exposed significant lapses and potential corruption within the institution, with allegations implicating former principal Dr Sandip Ghosh.

ABP News Exclusive: 'Malpractices' To 'Academic Terror' — Top Allegations Against Sandip Ghosh

• A forensic expert, who was a part of the team that conducted the post-mortem of the victim at RG Kar Medical College, disclosed alarming details. According to them, external legal and medical staff, including a lawyer, were present at the crime scene, a situation she found highly irregular. "Initially, everyone was stopped, but many people came, including officials from Swasthya Bhawan. Sushant Roy, among others, was there—people who shouldn't have been at the crime scene. They were all linked to the principal," they revealed.
  
  
• The forensic expert said that there was a possibility of multiple perpetrators being involved in the rape and murder of the trainee doctor. 
  
  
• The sting operation further revealed the involvement of Debashish Som, who reportedly served as an advisor to the former Principal, Dr Sandip Ghosh. The doctor described Som as holding considerable influence, stating, "Debashish is the demonstrator in my department, forensic medicine. He has the reins of power and this is why he has become the advisor of Dr Sandip Ghosh. Sandip Ghosh follows whatever Debashish tells him to do." 

• They continued to express her concerns, saying, "Sandip Ghosh created a syndicate, and students and teachers were disobeyed, threatened, and kept under constant pressure. He maintained a significant level of mental stress on everyone, from students to the Head of Departments."

• ABP News' sting operation additionally revealed malpractices related to the handling of dead bodies that came for postmortem at RG Kar Medical College. 
  
  The significant revelation came from another former forensic expert at RG Kar Medical College, who was transferred from RG Kar. The second doctor said that he was the first to file a written complaint against Dr Sandip Ghosh, alleging misconduct. They also revealed that dead bodies, meant for post-mortem, were being used for unauthorised workshops. "The dead bodies that came here for post-mortem were used for workshops. For instance, once a workshop was conducted regarding ENT, which created a huge uproar in the medical college. Despite all this, the government took no action against him," they remarked.
  
  "He thought he was the boss, he acted like a mafia," the doctor said.
  
  
• Another doctor, who was formerly the deputy superintendent at RG Kar Medical College and is now stationed in Murshidabad, alleged that Dr Sandip Ghosh was backed by powerful political figures. "Dr Sandip has both money and power. The Chief Minister is promoting him," they alleged.
  
  
• A medical student at RG Kar Medical College accused the administration of unleashing "academic terror". The student claimed, "This was one-way academic terror, if there is a principal, he has his lobby. TMC's student unit is there, their core members were there... These people used to build a hierarchy, they used to control whatever new batch came, they had a process to control them that they had complete training on how to do ragging, how to take an intro."