RG Kar Financial Irregularities Case: Sandip Ghosh Skips ED Summons for Second Time, Sends Lawyer to Kolkata Office

November 10, 2026

Kolkata: Former principal of state-run R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, Sandip Ghosh, for the second time failed to show up for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons in the multi-crore financial irregularities case. However, Ghosh’s lawyer attended the ED office at Salt Lake.

Ghosh was supposed to be present at the Enforcement Directorate office at Salt Lake, northern suburbs of Kolkata, at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. However, Ghosh did not turn up by the time of filing this report and his counsel attended on his behalf.

It was the second time Ghosh has failed to show up for the Enforcement Directorate. He was summoned for questioning on November 4 but failed to attend. He had requested more time from the agency.

ED and CBI Probe the Case

The Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation are probing the multi-crore financial irregularities case.

Ghosh was arrested by the CBI in 2024. He was initially kept in CBI custody and later sent into judicial custody. He was granted bail by the Supreme Court on October 15 this year.

With the latest Enforcement Directorate summons, the financial irregularities case has come under the limelight. The agency is investigating into financial transactions related to the medical institution.

Financial Irregularities Exposed After Woman Doctor’s Rape and Murder

The multi-crore financial irregularities were exposed after a junior female doctor was raped and murdered at the medical college in August 2024. This led to public outrage.

It was alleged that the government funds were siphoned off from the hospital account to the bank accounts of influential vendors and contractors linked to Ghosh.

On August 24, 2024, the CBI officers of the Kolkata Anti-Corruption Branch registered a case and arrested the former principal.

Calcutta High Court Rejects Bail Plea

Ghosh then filed an application for bail in the Calcutta High Court. However, his plea was rejected by a single judge bench headed by Justice Tirthankar Ghosh.

The judge stated that the alleged misappropriation of funds has caused harm to the health services provided to the public.

The court added that there were fears of evidence tampering and witness influencing due to Ghosh’s influence as a politician and administrator.

Ghosh filed a further application in the Supreme Court which granted him bail on October 15. The questioning is part of the ongoing investigation by the Enforcement Directorate into the alleged financial transactions.