New Delhi: A Delhi court today granted bail
to former Medical Council of India (MCI) president Ketan
Desai in a corruption case but he would not be released as
CBI arrested him afresh for allegedly possessing
disproportionate assets.
Special Judge Rajnish Bhatnagar allowed a plea of Desai
to grant him bail as CBI has failed to file a chargesheet
against him within the prescribed limit of 60 days.
Within minutes of the court's order, CBI arrested Desai in
another case registered against him for allegedly possessing
disproportionate assets.
CBI had registered the DA case against Desai and his wife
and mother in May for having assets worth over Rs 24 crore,
more than the known sources of their income.
The court sent Desai to 14 days judicial custody.
The former MCI president was arrested on April 22 by CBI
along with three others for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs
two crore to give permission to Gyan Sagar Medical College in
Patiala to recruit a fresh batch of students.
The Delhi High Court had earlier granted bail to
Sukhwinder Singh, owner of Gyan Sagar Medical College, as also
to Kanwaljit Singh, one of the professors of the college and J
P Singh, an alleged tout involved in the scam.
All the four have been booked under the Prevention of
Corruption Act dealing with inducing a public servant to
accept bribe, criminal misconduct and payment of money.
Based on contents of intercepted telephonic calls made
among the accused, CBI had laid a trap outside the south Delhi
residence of J P Singh, which led to his arrest and that of
Kanwaljit and others.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 22:39