CBI issues lookout notice against dentist Dr. Gunaseelan Rajan
A Selvaraj, Jan 16, 2013, 02.12AM IST
CHENNAI: CBI sleuths have issued a lookout circular (LOC) against Dental Council of India member Dr R Gunaseelan, who is believed to have fled the country sensing arrest.
A senior CBI official said the CBI headquarters in Delhi on Monday sent a circular to airports across the country to notify if Dr Gunaseelan lands at any of the airports. The official said they have reliable information that the dentist left for a foreign country after getting a tip-off about the impending raids.
CBI sleuths on last Sunday conducted raids at Dr Gunaseelan's house in Adyar in connection with the alleged bribe taken by a dental council member for granting approval to a private dental college in Tamil Nadu to start a postgraduate course. Sources said the raid continued till midnight on Sunday. However, CBI officials were tightlipped about the materials seized from the house. Dr Gunaseelan is the president of the Tamil Nadu State Dental Council and the Chennai Dental Research Foundation.
The raid came in the wake of the arrest of DCI member S Murukesan on January 7 for allegedly demanding 1 crore as bribe and for accepting 25 lakh as advance from a representative of Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital. Besides Murukesan, three functionaries of the Melmaruvathur-based college were arrested on charges of offering illegal gratification. Sources said the raid was conducted on information provided by Murukesan during interrogation.
Investigators said Gunaseelan was a close associate of Murukesan and the CBI was verifying his role in the case. Earlier, the CBI had conducted searches at various premises of Murukesan and the managing director of the private dental college.
The Council had put Dr Murukesan under the scanner after it received a complaint from a senate member of the state medical university last September.
A few medical colleges in Tamil Nadu had earlier come under the scanner of investigators for trying for MCI clearance to start courses without necessary infrastructure. There have been instances where colleges have shown the names of doctors working in states as part of their faculty. Making temporary arrangements for the inspection day has also been noticed in some previous cases.
Chronology of events:
Jan 8: CBI sleuths arrest dental council member Dr S Murukesan after conducting raids at his clinic and house in Royapettah.
Jan 10: CBI sleuths take Murukesan into their custody for interrogation.
Jan 14: CBI officials conduct raid at Dr R Gunaseelan's house in Indira Nagar, based on the confession of Dr Murukesan.
Jan 15: CBI sleuths send lookout circular (LOC) to airports across the country after they received information that he had left the country.
Source: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-16/chennai/36372952_1_cbi-sleuths-cbi-officials-cbi-headquarters
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