CBI books graft case against Army Medical Corps, MCI officials

The probe agency has booked Santosh Kumar, LDC of MCI; Col Ajay Kumar Singh of AMC and others under section 120-B of the IPC and various sections of the PC Act.

In the FIR, registered on September 16, CBI said, “We received reliable information that Santosh Kumar was in regular contact with B Ramachandhiran, Chairman of Sri Venkateshwara Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Puducherry. He had been sharing sensitive information and helping them with respect to some administrative matter regarding inspections and approvals related to the aforesaid medical college being dealt with by the MCI.”

The probe agency alleged that Kumar was also in touch with Col Ajay Kumar Singh, who is empanelled as an assessor with the MCI for inspecting various medical colleges.

“Both these public servants were in regular touch with Ramachandhiran and they had held personal meetings in this regard, and demanded illegal gratification for rendering support and providing information at regular intervals,” the FIR stated. The agency said, Ramachandhrian had allegedly handed over first instalment of the bribe to them and they had again contacted him to pay the remaining amount in New Delhi in lieu of showing favour by way of providing the aforesaid information and help in inspections.