Three docs suspended over bribery allegations, irregularities

The Medical Education Department has suspended three docs who, whereas serving as members of the National Medical Commission’s (NMC) inspection crew, allegedly accepted bribes to concern beneficial inspection studies for a medical establishment.

The suspended docs embrace Dr. Chaitra M.S., affiliate professor, Department of Anatomy, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru; Dr. Manjappa C.N., professor and head, Department of Orthopaedics, Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences; and Dr. Ashok Shelke, assistant professor, Department of Community Medicine, Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences.

The division’s principal secretary Mohammad Mohsin issued the suspension order.

According to studies, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had already registered an FIR within the bribery case after conducting an investigation. The CBI knowledgeable the division about this by an official electronic mail. Based on the findings, the division proceeded with the suspension of the three docs in accordance with service guidelines.

Dr. Chaitra, Dr. Manjappa, and Dr. Shelke are accused of taking bribes in return for issuing a beneficial inspection report for Chhattisgarh’s Rawatpura Government Institute of Medical Science and Research. The CBI has already taken them into custody and carried out inquiries, the report states. After a radical evaluate of all elements, Mr. Moshin ordered their suspension.