Jaipur Fake Organ Transplant NOC case: 6 doctors under Anti-Corruption Bureau's radar

Jaipur: Following the crackdown of a major racket involving the sale and purchase of fake no-objection certificates (NOCs) for organ transplant, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday questioned 6 doctors and other employees of Fortis and EHCC hospitals.   

After the agency ended the interrogation of the doctors, they seized their mobile phones and sent them to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for investigation. Some of the doctors who were questioned have the possibility of getting arrested soon.

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Meanwhile, on the same day, the agency also produced the arrested organ coordinator of Fortis Hospital who was remanded to one day in custody to the court.

ACB DIG Dr Ravi told Udaipur Kiran, "Doctors from both hospitals are being questioned in this case. Some doctors may be arrested soon. On Thursday, half a dozen doctors and others were also questioned. The mobiles of six doctors have been seized and sent to FSL for investigation."

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that the Jaipur Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) team arrested three hospital employees in this case. 

The three accused were identified as an administrative officer of the government-run Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital and transplant coordinators of two leading private hospitals- EHCC Hospital and Fortis Hospital.

According to the Deputy Inspector General of Police (ACB), Ravi, the accused were caught red-handed at the hospital while allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 70,000 for issuing NOC for organ transplants.

The state government issued an order stating it has suspended the accused from the position of assistant administrative officer of SMS Hospital after his arrest by ACB in the case.

According to a statement released by the ACB, a complaint was received that fake NOCs for organ transplantation were being issued by an employee posted at SMS Hospital in collusion with the middlemen, without obtaining approval from the committee concerned.

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