Rajasthan Fake NOC Case: Manipal Hospital's certificate for organ transplant suspended
Jaipur: In a probe involving the fake no objection certificates (NOCs) for organ transplants, the Rajasthan government on Wednesday suspended the registration and renewal certificate of Manipal Hospital in a suspected matter of issuing fake NOC.
This action was taken against Manipal Hospital in response to directives from the Additional Chief Secretary of the Medical and Health and Medical Education Department, Shubhra.
According to a PTI report, Authorised officer Dr Rashmi Gupta said that the hospital was issued registration and renewal certificate for transplantation of human organs under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994.
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Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that a major racket involving the sale and purchase of fake no-objection certificates (NOCs) for organ transplants was busted in the state and a team of the Jaipur Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested three hospital employees. 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.
Girraj Sharma, an employee of the Fortis Hospital, was arrested in this case. He had also earlier worked at Manipal Hospital.
The role of this employee has also come to light in obtaining NOC for human organ transplant in Manipal 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 NOC obtained by Manipal Hospital is also under suspicion and the investigation in this matter is going on by the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the police," Dr Gupta said, news agency PTI reported.
In view of this, the registration and renewal certificate of Manipal Hospital for human organ transplantation has been suspended, she said.
