
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: TMC MLA Sudipto Roy appears before Enforcement Directorate
The Hindu
TMC MLA Sudipto Roy questioned by ED in money-laundering case linked to RG Kar Medical College
TMC MLA Sudipto Roy appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in Kolkata on Thursday (September 19, 2024) for questioning in a money-laundering case linked to alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, official sources said.
Mr. Roy is president of the West Bengal Medical Council and also holds charge of the RG Kar Patients' Welfare Committee. He was earlier questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is also probing into the alleged irregularities.
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) lawmaker arrived at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in the Salt Lake area around 1 pm.
The premises of the MLA from Sreerampur in Hooghly district, apart from that of some others, was also searched by the ED on Tuesday (September 17, 2024).
Mr. Roy was asked to appear at the ED office in Kolkata on Thursday (September 19, 2024).
Apart from questioning, some phones seized are to be opened in his presence, the sources said.
The CBI has arrested former institute principal Dr Sandip Ghosh and three of his alleged associates in this case. The ED case, filed under various sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), stems from the CBI FIR.