WBMC Cancels Registration of Former RG Kar Director

The West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) has announced cancellation of registration of Sandip Ghosh, the former director of RG Kar Hospital, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.

Ghosh, who is currently in the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with a rape and murder case involving a woman doctor at RG Kar Hospital, was officially removed from the list of registered doctors on September 19.

The cancellation of his licence follows various provisions under the Bengal Medical Act, 1914, an official confirmed.

(With contributions from agencies.)