Published: 7:54pm, 10 Sep 2024Updated: 8:16pm, 10 Sep 2024
An Indian doctor who was acquitted in an indecent assault case in Hong Kong seven years ago has reportedly been arrested in the country over alleged corruption uncovered during an investigation into the rape and murder of a student at a hospital.
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Indian media reported Dr Sandip Ghosh, who is believed to have only worked in Hong Kong for a few days, was arrested last week by the country’s Central Bureau of Investigation on suspicion of corruption linked to his tenure as a principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a government-run facility in Kolkata.
His name matches that of an Indian orthopaedist who appeared in a Hong Kong court in 2017 over allegations he molested a male nursing student at Queen Elizabeth Hospital while working in the city on an exchange programme.
A medical sector source said he only worked at the Yau Ma Tei hospital very briefly, with his two-month clinical exchange programme cancelled due to the trial.
“Due to the lawsuit, the hospital stopped his posting and therefore he actually only worked there for a few days,” the insider said.