The West Bengal Medical Council has showcaused former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh and asked him to respond within three days, failing which he will be suspended from the council’s membership, the council president said on Saturday.

The council also stopped Birupaksha Biswas, who was a senior resident in the pathology department of Burdwan Medical College and Hospital before being transferred to Kakdwip Subdivisional Hospital, and Avik De, a postgraduate trainee in general surgery at SSKM Hospital, from taking part in any meeting or activity of the council, an official of the council said.

The showcause notice to Ghosh was sent to his home.

“We have showcaused Sandip Ghosh and asked him to respond within 72 hours. If he fails to respond or if his response is not satisfactory, we will suspend his registration temporarily till he is cleared of all charges,” said Sudipta Ray, the president of the council.

The state health department suspended Ghosh following his arrest by the CBI on corruption charges.

The department has also suspended Biswas and De recently, following mounting pressure to act against them.

An official of the council said that Ghosh was showcaused for “infamous conduct”.

“Many people have demanded that his registration is cancelled. We have showcaused him for ‘infamous conduct’ or misconduct,” said the official.

“If his reply is not satisfactory, his registration can be temporarily cancelled. It will be restored if he is cleared of all charges, but he will loose the registration permanently if he is convicted in any ongoing criminal case against him,” said the official.

Health department insiders said De and Biswas were close to Ghosh, who is in CBI custody in connection with alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Both De and Biswas were allegedly present in the seminar room on the third floor of the Emergency Building of RG Kar when the body of the junior doctor who was raped and murdered on August 9 was still there.

De and Biswas are accused of threatening students with delaying their registration, internship and of running a reign of terror across many medical colleges in the state.

De and Biswas could not be reached on Saturday.