Graft case: One more Dental council member arrested by CBI

Chennai, Jan 18 (PTI) CBI today arrested another member of Dental Council of India (DCI) here in connection with alleged bribe paid by a private dental college in Tamil Nadu for securing approval for a new course, taking the total number of detentions in the case to five. Dr Gunaseelan Rajan, President of Tamil Nadu Dental Association and a member of DCI, was arrested after a day-long grilling by the CBI, sources said today. The investigating agency on January 7 had arrested DCI member Dr S Murukesan for allegedly demanding Rs one crore as bribe and accepting Rs 25 lakh as advance for granting approval for a post-graduate course by the college. Three functionaries of the Melmaruvathur-based Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital were also arrested from the DCI member's dental clinic here for allegedly offering the illegal gratification. In a related development, the CBI court today dismissed the bail plea of Murukesan and the three others -- K Ramabadran, R Karunanidhi and T Palani. The arrest of Murukesan followed a surprise check by CBI at his clinic following 'credible' information. PTI VIJ DSJ MS VS ASY NTR