The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday visited the residence of Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislator Sudipta Roy in Kolkata’s Sinthee area as part of its ongoing probe into alleged corruption at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
According to sources, two CBI officers arrived at Roy’s house in the afternoon to question him. However, the Shrirampur MLA was not present at the time. Officials are expected to record his statement once he returns.
Roy, who once headed the hospital’s Patients’ Welfare Committee, has been under the agency’s scrutiny for several months. In September last year, CBI’s anti-corruption wing had raided his residence. Opposition leaders, including BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, have accused Roy of diverting hospital equipment to his private nursing home – a charge the lawmaker has strongly denied.
Speaking earlier, Roy said his nursing home was established in 1984 and grew during the Left Front era. “Anyone can visit and verify for themselves. The allegations are baseless,” he maintained.
The renewed CBI action comes against the backdrop of last year’s brutal rape and murder of a woman doctor inside RG Kar Medical College. Her body was discovered in a bloodied state in a seminar hall on the morning of August 9, 2024. A civic volunteer, Sanjay Roy, was arrested that night.
The incident triggered outrage across West Bengal and led to the removal of Sudipta Roy as chair of the hospital’s welfare panel, with senior TMC leader Shantanu Sen appointed in his place.
The investigation into both the murder and the hospital’s alleged irregularities continues to place pressure on the ruling TMC, already grappling with a series of corruption scandals.
