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New twist to 'morgue racket' in Mysore
One of the main accused in the "morgue racket"
unearthed by the Mysore police recently, Ravichandra,
while denying his involvement in the case, alleged
that the Professor of Forensic Medicine at the Mysore
Medical College, Panduranga Shenoy, was involved in
it.
Speaking to presspersons here today, Dr. Ravichandra
alleged that Dr. Shenoy's statement that he was not
involved in the case was false.
The bodies were loaded into the vehicle by two
part-time employees in the presence of Dr. Shenoy, he
charged. Seeking action against those involved in the
incident, he urged the Government to conduct a "fair"
probe. He charged the college authorities with trying
to save Dr. Shenoy.
Dr. Ravichandra alleged that Dr. Shenoy had submitted
the report on the post-mortem of the three bodies to
the police when the autopsy was yet to be conducted.
It was done later by the Professor of Forensic
Medicine, Bangalore Medical College, P.K. Devdas, he
said.
Doctor's denial
On why he had "absconded" for several days after the
incident came to light, Dr. Ravichandra denied it.
He said he was in Bangalore attending court work. He
had met the Police Commissioner after the incident
came to light and explained his position to him, he
added.
Acknowledging that the letters written to two
Ayurvedic colleges, which were recovered from the
vehicle driver, Salim, were written by him, Dr.
Ravichandra said they were written in April when he
was in service.
He alleged that the letters were misused by the driver
while trying to transport the bodies in July.
`Studies legal'
He claimed that using unclaimed bodies for anatomical
studies was not illegal.
The Karnataka Anatomy Act permitted the use of bodies
for educational purpose, he said.
The Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences had
included anatomical studies in the syllabus for
medical and dental courses, he added.
Meanwhile, the Group `D' employee and another accused
in the case, Venkatesh, who is under suspension,
alleged that he loaded the bodies into the vehicle
after Dr. Shenoy directed him to do so. Speaking to
presspersons, Venkatesh claimed that it was routine to
send bodies following instructions from Dr. Shenoy.
"Even on July 3, the four bodies were loaded into the
vehicle at about 3.45 p.m. after Dr. Shenoy said the
bodies had to be sent for examination," Venkatesh
said.
"How can I question the directions of a superior.
Bodies are routinely sent to other hospitals, and I
did not suspect any foul play in the incident as Salim
(the driver) is known to all of us in the mortuary,"
Venkatesh said.
The staff at the lower level could not seek letters
for orders coming from higher authorities, he said.
Asked if he had brought the issue to the notice of the
authorities concerned, he said they (the authorities)
had not contacted him.
The two internal inquiries conducted by the K.R.
Hospital Superintendent, Chandrashekar Shetty, and the
Chief Administrative Officer of the Directorate of
Medical Education, Mahendra, had not sought his views,
Venkatesh claimed.
When the inquiries were conducted he was in judicial
custody and that his response was not sought, he said.
He alleged that the inquiries were one-sided and were
an attempt to save Dr. Shenoy.
# Posted : Sunday, May 02, 2004
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