Kolkata rape and murder case: Medical registration of R.G. Kar ex-principal Sandip Ghosh cancelled
The HinduAmidst the continuing outrage in Kolkata over the rape and murder of a female trainee doctor at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, the medical registration of Sandip Ghosh, its former principal, has been cancelled. Hence, the WBMC confirmed that his registration was cancelled under various provisions of the Bengal Medical Act. The WBMC order read: “Your name is removed from the Register of Registered Medical Practitioner being maintained by this council, with effect from 19th September 2024, in terms of the provisions contained under section 25 of the Bengal Medical Act.” ‘Dissolve medical council’ Hundreds of senior doctors met outside the WBMC office on Thursday to protest against the mishandling of the rape-murder case and corruption in the RGKMCH. An official at the WBMC said, “We are in agreement with the junior doctors demand to cancel Sandip Ghosh’s registration as a doctor, that is why we did it.” A protesting senior doctor alleged that most of the WBMC members were either in jail or were facing probe.