ED files money laundering case to probe 'financial irregularities in R G Kar Hospital

ED files money laundering case to probe 'financial irregularities in R G Kar Hospital

ED files money laundering case to probe 'financial irregularities in R G Kar Hospital

KOLKATA: The Enforcement Directorate has filed a money laundering case to probe alleged financial irregularities at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital during the tenure of its former principal Sandip Ghosh and some others, official sources said Tuesday.

The federal agency has taken cognisance of a CBI FIR to file its Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), equivalent to an FIR, under various sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The agency, according to the sources, has gathered banking and medical procurement documents related to this hospital and medical college from "various sources" and it may soon issue summons to the accused for questioning and recording of their statements, the sources said.