RG Kar Ex-Principal Sandip Ghosh ‘Trafficked Bio-Medical Waste, Sold Unclaimed Bodies’

Ghosh is now at the receiving end of the public as well as the Calcutta High Court and the Supreme Court’s rebuke. Not only has the former principal a fresh set of corruption allegations to deal with, but the Mamata Banerjee government has also constituted an SIT to probe graft charges against him.

According to Ali, Ghosh sold bio-medical waste, such as gloves and syringes, to his Bangladeshi contacts in contravention of rules which stipulate that such waste can only be handed out to authorised centres for proper disposal and recycling. He also accused the former principal of selling unclaimed bodies apart from pocketing a 20 per cent bribe for all hospital tenders.

“He would take money from students who had failed to make them pass the exams. Several students were victims of this scandal,” Ali alleged.

Ali said Ghosh wielded such power that no action was ever taken against him despite multiple complaints. “There was a strong nexus so I think nothing happened. I worked there for a long time but no action was taken. I complained against him and was targeted, including being transferred.”