BINDU SHAJAN PERAPPADAN & DEVESH K. PANDEY
A day after the Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Dr. S. Murukesan, a member of the Dental Council of India (DCI), for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs. 1 crore, DCI members wrote to their president demanding that his membership be cancelled with immediate effect. Dr. Murukesan had allegedly demanded the bribe for granting approval to a private college in Tamil Nadu to start a post-graduate dental course.
In his letter to the DCI, Central government nominee and Council member Dr. Joseph Isaac said: “Dr. Murukesan has been caught red-handed by the CBI for taking a bribe of Rs. 25 lakh [paid initially as advance in Chennai — with the total demand being Rs. 1 crore]. The bribe was demanded from a private college management in Tamil Nadu.”
According to the CBI, the private dental college/hospital, Melmaruvathur (Tamil Nadu), had applied to the DCI for permission to start a post-graduate dental course in 2012. In pursuance of that, the Council conducted a pre-verification inspection to ascertain the availability of infrastructure and facilities and certain deficiencies were detected. The Council had then instructed the dental college principal to comply with the pre-set requirement.
“The management of the dental college had deputed its administrative officer to approach member DCI residing in Chennai for getting the approval and it was then that Dr. Murukesan asked for the bribe. The CBI arrested the accused red-handed and has also arrested three other private persons/officials in the alleged bribery case” said a CBI spokesperson.
Meanwhile, stating that it is shameful to continue retaining Dr. Murukesan as a member of the DCI any more, Dr. Isaac said: “The accused has be to removed from the Council with immediate effect in the interest of the profession and also to protect the dignity of the statutory body.”
He added that the decision should also be taken to immediately remove Advocate Yashwant, Dr. Murukesan’s brother, who is the DCI standing counsel in the Madras High Court. “If the Council delays this, we will invite not only criticism, but also suspicion,” he said.
In his letter to the DCI, Central government nominee and Council member Dr. Joseph Isaac said: “Dr. Murukesan has been caught red-handed by the CBI for taking a bribe of Rs. 25 lakh [paid initially as advance in Chennai — with the total demand being Rs. 1 crore]. The bribe was demanded from a private college management in Tamil Nadu.”
According to the CBI, the private dental college/hospital, Melmaruvathur (Tamil Nadu), had applied to the DCI for permission to start a post-graduate dental course in 2012. In pursuance of that, the Council conducted a pre-verification inspection to ascertain the availability of infrastructure and facilities and certain deficiencies were detected. The Council had then instructed the dental college principal to comply with the pre-set requirement.
“The management of the dental college had deputed its administrative officer to approach member DCI residing in Chennai for getting the approval and it was then that Dr. Murukesan asked for the bribe. The CBI arrested the accused red-handed and has also arrested three other private persons/officials in the alleged bribery case” said a CBI spokesperson.
Meanwhile, stating that it is shameful to continue retaining Dr. Murukesan as a member of the DCI any more, Dr. Isaac said: “The accused has be to removed from the Council with immediate effect in the interest of the profession and also to protect the dignity of the statutory body.”
He added that the decision should also be taken to immediately remove Advocate Yashwant, Dr. Murukesan’s brother, who is the DCI standing counsel in the Madras High Court. “If the Council delays this, we will invite not only criticism, but also suspicion,” he said.
- He was caught by CBI accepting a bribe of Rs. 25 lakhs
- ‘He has to be removed in the interest of the profession’
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