Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials on Monday searched the residence of Adhiparasakthi Dental College’s managing director Srilekha here and claimed to have seized incriminating documents.
Sources said a team of CBI officials searched the house on Sardar Patel Road, Adyar after obtaining a court order.
The house had remained locked ever since four persons, including a Dental Council of India (DCI) member and a college staff member, were arrested.
On January 8, DCI member Dr Murugesan, MLA T Palani, college administrative officer K Ramabadran and Adhiparasakthi Trust member R Karunanidhi were caught demanding and handing over `25 lakh to obtain DCI approval for introducing a post-graduate course.
A few days after their were nabbed, the CBI arrested Dr Gunaseelan Rajan, president of the Tamil Nadu Dental Council. Sources said Dr Gunaseelan confessed to have accepted the bribe.
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shame for the dental education system of India. bribery and getting approval for professional education that too dealing with the health of public is just proves what the type of education & skills would be offered to the students in such colleges, and what they are going to do with the patients after obtaining degrees..!
Posted by abhinav singh at 01/22/2013 12:24 Reply to this Report abuse
Bribery is not only in higher levels.. Lot many things happen in dental colleges.. Students r allowed to write exams even if they r not eligible to appear, just by bribing in the name of fine. Many colleges run without proper infrastructure.. They r allowed to function even after the Dci inspection has found out faults.. Parents and students are afraid to complaint about the harasment done to students as they r threatened by the principal they wont pass the exams.. Hope the CBI investigations bring to light all these matters and so a nee revolution in dental education
Posted by Suresh at 01/23/2013 17:38 Reply to this Report abuse