New Delhi: The West Bengal Medical Council on Thursday (September 19) has removed former R.G. Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh’s name from its registry, effectively banning him from practicing medicine.
Ghosh’s removal follows a show-cause notice served by the council on September 6, to which he failed to respond.
“In view of the non-receipt of any explanation what-so-ever even after the lapse of 13 days,” Ghosh’s name “is removed from the register of Registered Medical Practitioner being maintained by this council,” the West Bengal Medical Council notice said, The Telegraph reported.
The council acted under sections 25(a)(II) of the Bengal Medical Act, 1914, and 37(III) of the code of Medical Ethics.
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Ghosh, an orthopaedic surgeon with an MS from PGMIER Chandigarh, is no longer eligible to practice medicine.
This development comes amid ongoing investigations into the rape and murder of a young trainee doctor on the R.G. Kar Medical College hospital premises on August 9, during Ghosh’s tenure as a principal.
Notably, after he resigned from R.G. Kar Medical College amid public outcry, Ghosh was transferred to Calcutta National Medical College by the West Bengal government. However, his new appointment was short-lived, as the Calcutta high court soon ordered him to be placed on an extended leave.
On September 2, he was arrested by the CBI over allegations of financial misconduct. He was later taken into custody again on September 14 in connection with the rape and murder case. He is accused of delaying the FIR filing by 14 hours and mishandling key evidence.
