Pune: PMC’s Medical College Dean Caught Red-Handed Accepting Bribe Of Rs 10 Lakh For MBBS Admission
Mubarak Ansari
Pune, 8th August 2023: Dr Ashish Srinath Banginwar (54), who holds the position of Dean at Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Hospital, operated under the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) Medical Education Trust, was caught red-handed by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh.
The payment was the initial part of a total bribe amount of Rs 16 lakh. A case has been officially registered at Samarth police station in connection with this incident, leading to the subsequent arrest of Dr Banginwar.
According to ACB officials, the complainant’s son successfully cleared the NEET examination 2023 and secured admission through the Institutional Quota at Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College, Pune. The admission process for the boy’s MBBS program brought the complainant in contact with Dr Banginwar (Dean), who allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 16 lakh for securing the admission, over and above the stipulated fee of Rs 22.5 lakh per annum.
Refusing to comply with the demand for a bribe, the complainant reported the matter to the Pune unit of the Maharashtra ACB. Subsequent investigation confirmed the claim that Dr Banginwar had solicited Rs 16 lakh as a bribe for facilitating the complainant’s son’s admission to the MBBS program. An exchange of Rs 10 lakh, constituting the initial installment, occurred within Banginwar’s office, resulting in his arrest by the anti-corruption team.
The action was taken under the guidance of Superintendent of Police (ACB-Pune) Amol Tambe, Additional SP Sheetal Janve and DySP Nitin Jadhav. DySP Sudam Pachorkar is further investigating the case.
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