'Racket' in human body trade comes to light
The Deccan Herald
Saturday, July 5, 2003
Mysore, July 4 (DH News Service) - An alleged racket in
trade in human dead bodies has come to light in Mysore
city. Acting on specific information, the city police
intercepted a car carrying four unclaimed human bodies to
two ayurvedic colleges in Mundargi and Haveri in North
Karnataka for anatomy studies, near here on Thursday
evening.
Police sources said the car was intercepted at Kesare on
the outskirts of the city and the were bodies recovered.
The bodies have been embalmed and kept in the mortuary of
the Mysore Medical College (MMC).
However, the car driver Salim, who is said to be into
legal transportation of dead bodies, was apparently kept
in the dark about the illegal trade. Besides, he had two
letters apparently issued by a retired professor of
forensic sciences, Bangalore, addressed to the two
ayurvedic colleges to receive the bodies. "This made the
driver to believe that it was legal," the sources add.
The mortuary attendant, Venkatesh, is suspected to be
involved in the racket and an FIR has been registered
against him. The police have also recovered two letters
apparently issued by the retired professor. Police
suspect that the trade in unclaimed human bodies could be
on since a long time in the government hospitals.
Meanwhile, Dr Shenoy, mortuary in-charge, has stated that
he did not know anything about the incident as he handed
over the mortuary keys -- one to Venkatesh and another to
the casualty section -- before leaving the mortuary on
Thursday evening.
Sources said that MMC Principal Dr Sheela Nayak has asked
K R Hospital Superintendent Dr Chandrashekar Shetty to
hold an inquiry and submit a report to her. It is learnt
that Dr Seethalakshmi, director, Medical Education, has
sought details about the incident from Dr Nayak. In fact,
the unclaimed bodies were brought from K R Hospital to
the mortuary to conduct anatomy studies.MLA and KR
Hospital Visitors' Board Chairman H S Shankaralinge
Gowda, who visited the mortuary after receipt of
information, told Deccan Herald that he would seek a
high-level inquiry into the episode as he suspected
involvement of some doctors in the alleged trade.
Mr Gowda, who verified the inward and outward register at
the mortuary, said there was no record about the four
unclaimed bodies brought from K R Hospital. The
unidentified bodies brought by the police personnel to
hospitals or mortuary have to be disposed of only by them
after fulfilling certain formalities when there are no
claimants for a period of time.
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