Polygraph test for former RG Kar director Sandip Ghosh and others

A team of experts from Delhi's Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) arrived in Kolkata today to conduct a polygraph test on former RG Kar Medical College principal Dr Sandip Ghosh and others involved in the alleged rape and murder of a junior doctor, sources said on Saturday.

The polygraph test will be administered to Dr Sandip Ghosh, Sanjay Roy, the main accused, four doctors and a volunteer. The test of the main accused will be conducted in jail, while the others will be examined at the CBI office in Kolkata, the sources added.

Earlier in the day, Kolkata Police announced that following court orders, all documents related to alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College have been handed over to the CBI by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).

The Calcutta High Court on Friday transferred the investigation into financial irregularities involving Dr Sandip Ghosh from the SIT to the CBI. The court also approved the CBI's request to conduct a polygraph test on Dr Ghosh and five others linked to the case.

The move comes on the back of a petition filed by Akhtar Ali, the former deputy director of the hospital, who accused Dr Ghosh of financial misconduct and unethical practices. The High Court has directed the CBI to probe these cases as well as the rape and murder of the junior doctor.

The court gave the CBI three weeks to submit a status report on the investigation, due on September 17.

In a separate case, the Sealdah court on Friday ordered remand of Sanjay Roy, the main accused in the rape and murder case, for 14 days. His custody will continue under CBI supervision till September 6, 2024.

The intern doctor was found dead in the seminar room of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9.

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