Archive · 1 Feb 2026
Kolkata Doctor Exonerated After 9-Year Legal Battle
A doctor named Aradeep Chatterjee from Kolkata was arrested in 2017 for practicing medicine illegally and money laundering.
His father, Ashim Kumar Chatterjee, was also accused.
The Enforcement Directorate investigated them and took their savings and properties.
After a long legal fight of nine years, two courts said the charges were not true and cleared both of them.
Aradeep is known for his work in alternative cancer treatments and is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Aradeep Chatterjee, a Kolkata-based doctor, was arrested in 2017 for illegal medical practice and money laundering.
His father, Ashim Kumar Chatterjee, a homeopath, was also accused and arrested.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigated the case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
After a 9-year legal battle, both were exonerated from all charges by the Fast Track-I Court of Barasat and the Special ED Court of Kolkata.
The courts dismissed the allegations as groundless.
- Who
- Aradeep Chatterjee, a Kolkata-based doctor specializing in alternative cancer therapies, and his father Ashim Kumar Chatterjee, a homeopath.
- What
- Aradeep Chatterjee was arrested on charges of illegal medical practice and money laundering. After a 9-year legal battle, both were exonerated from all charges.
- When
- The legal battle began in June 2017 and concluded in 2024.
- Where
- The case was heard in the Fast Track-I Court of Barasat and the Special ED Court of Kolkata, India.
- Why
- The charges were dismissed as groundless by the courts.
- Doctor's Name
- Aradeep Chatterjee
- Co-Accused
- Ashim Kumar Chatterjee (father)
- Charges
- Illegal medical practice and money laundering
- Arrest Year
- 2017
- Legal Battle Duration
- 9 years
- Courts Involved
- Fast Track-I Court of Barasat and Special ED Court of Kolkata
- Outcome
- Exonerated from all charges
- Investigation Agency
- Enforcement Directorate (ED)
- Act Under Investigation
- Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)