DNA: Ahmedabad: Friday, August 24, 2018.
Former leader
of opposition Badruddin Shaikh has made allegations against the dean of AMC MET
(Medical Education Trust) College for selling dead bodies to multinational
companies and demanded a judicial inquiry into the matter. The RTI was filed by
Yogesh Mishra in 2016.
"It's
been two years that we are seeking suspension of dead Dr Pankaj Patel over
giving dead bodies to multinational companies for research and in return
getting the favour of a foreign trip. Why there is no investigation against him
by a retired judge of the court. Recently, prime minister Narendra Modi had
commented how pharma companies are bribing Indian doctors," said Shaikh.
"The
bodies were donated for the study purpose of medical students of the MET
college, but for the personal gain, Dr Patel has given those to private
companies. The RTI revealed that how swiftly the bodies were given to companies
and in return Dr Patel visited foreign country 14 times in two years. This
isn't coincident?," remarked Shaikh.
According to
medical council of India if a doctor takes gift of amount of Rs5,000 then
license of the doctor suspended for three months and if the gift amount is
Rs1000 then license suspended for 6 months, mentioned Shaikh.