THE CENTRAL Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a member of Dental Council of India from Tamil Nadu on January 7th on the charges of taking 25 lakh rupees in bribe in lieu of giving permission to a private college in the state to start post graduation course.
In October last year a division bench of Kerala High Court issued notice to seven members of the DCI, including its president and vice presidents, on the allegation of rampant corruption.
President of Dental Council of India, Dibyendu Mazumder while speaking to this citizen journalist said that if somebody is guilty of corruption then courts should certainly punish him or her. “The matter is sub-judice. Law will take its own course. If anybody is found guilty of corruption then he or she should certainly be punished from the DCI’s point of view,” said Mazumder.
In Tamil Nadu, CBI had arrested DCI member Dr S Murukesan for allegedly demanding one crore rupees as bribe and accepting Rs. 25 lakh as advance for granting approval to start post graduation dental course at the Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital, Melmaruvathur, according to The Hindu. Dr. S Murukesan is the nominee of Annamalai University in the DCI.
