April 23, 2010 1:14 PM

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MCI President arrested on bribery charges

CBI has arrested President of Medical Council of India Ketan Desai and two others for allegedly accepting a bribe of two crore rupees to grant recognition to a medical college in Punjab. <br/> <br/>Mr Desai was arrested late last night after the CBI conducted searches at his office in New Delhi. The raids were carried following information that he along with his associate Jitender Pal Singh was allegedly demanding a bribe of two crore rupees to recognise a college in Punjab. <br/> <br/>CBI spokesperson Harsh Bahal said today that Desai along with Singh and another associate Dr Kanwaljit Singh of Gyan Sagar Medical College in Punjab have been arrested by CBI on corruption charges. <br/> <br/>He said, the three were being interrogated and searches were going on at six other places in Delhi and outside. The agency also conducted raids in Punjab, Delhi and Gujarat to trace Desai's other associates.<br/>

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