New Delhi:Dr Sandip Ghosh the former Principal of Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital where a doctor was raped and murdered this month has been suspended from the membership by the Indian Medical Associtaion(IMA). In a brief statement IMA said “(parents of the doctor) … put up their grievances against you in dealing with the situation as well as lack of empathy and sensitivity in handling the issue…” The IMA also referred to charges by doctors in Bengal – that Dr Ghosh had brought the profession into disrepute by his actions – and said the disciplinary committee had therefore decided to suspend him.
Dr Ghosh – who was administered a lie-detector test has been accused of negligence in the matter, including failing to file a police complaint when the woman’s body was found. He does not face charges in connection with the killing of the doctor but does face non-bailable corruption charges. There have, though, been claims corruption at the RG Kar Hospital – a former employee has accused Dr Ghosh of trafficking in dead bodies and biomedical wastes is linked to the murder. The CBI – which also carried out search of his Kolkata home and claimed to have seized a “wealth of evidence” – has questioned Dr Ghosh for nearly 90 hours so far.
Dr Ghosh has been at the centre of the storm since the doctor’s body was discovered. He resigned days later claiming moral responsibility but, within hours, the Bengal government had appointed him to lead the Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital.