RG Kar ex-principal claims unawareness of doctor’s death until police complaint
Kolkata: Former principal of R G Kar Medical College, Sandip Ghosh, has maintained that he only learned about the death of a PGT doctor at around 10:20 am on August 9, 2024, nearly 50 minutes after a first-year PGT student discovered the doctor lying in the seminar hall.
Ghosh stated that he missed an earlier call at 10:00 am from Sumit Roy Tapadar, an associate professor of respiratory medicine at the hospital, because he was in the shower. Upon returning Tapadar’s call at 10:20 am, Ghosh claims that he first became aware of the incident.
Ghosh, who has been under investigation for 18 days by both the Kolkata Police and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), underwent two polygraph tests. He has consistently stuck to his timeline, stating that after learning of the death, he immediately contacted several people at the hospital, including the officer in charge of Tala police station.
The OC reportedly informed him at 10:30 am that he was already aware of the incident. Ghosh stated that he reached the hospital at around 11:00 am.
Investigators are also probing the presence of several individuals known to Ghosh, who were at the hospital before the victim's parents were notified of their daughter's death.
The CBI is scrutinising Ghosh's call records and questioning the hospital administrative officer, with plans to conduct further polygraph tests. Security guards on duty at the hospital's gates on the morning of August 9 are also being questioned as part of the investigation.
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Barber held for beating man to death over 'bidi' in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.
A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.
The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.
According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.
"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.
An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
