CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: After Dr Sandip Ghosh was arrested on Monday night following interrogation for over two weeks, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital was remanded to an eight-day CBI custody for further investigation on Tuesday.
During the day, the West Bengal government’s health department also suspended Ghosh, fulfilling a longstanding demand of the protesting junior doctors at RG Kar. Additionally, he was removed from the state’s medical council.
After the arrest on Monday, the CBI took Ghosh to its Nizam Palace office where he spent the night. On Tuesday afternoon, he was taken to a CBI court in Alipore where the central agency argued that Ghosh needed to be interrogated more and demanded a 10-day custody for him.
Outside the Nizam Palace office and Alipore Court, Ghosh was met with anger from the public, who shouted “chor, chor (thief)” at him, causing a significant commotion.
During the hearing, Ghosh’s lawyer, who did not request bail for his client, asked for a shorter custody period. He argued that Ghosh had been fully cooperative with the investigation from the start.