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Action Against RG Kar Incident Accused Avik De: Name Removed From SSKM Course
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News18•06-10-2026, 20:24
Action Against RG Kar Incident Accused Avik De: Name Removed From SSKM Course
- •The state health department has taken strict action against Dr. Avik De, who is accused in the RG Kar threat culture.
- •An order has been issued to immediately remove his name from the postgraduate course at SSKM Hospital.
- •An inquiry committee found that Avik De secured admission to the postgraduate course by making fraudulent claims regarding the service quota.
- •Instructions have also been given to recover the government-mandated penalty amount from him as soon as possible.
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The state health department ordered the immediate removal of Dr. Avik De's name from the MS General Surgery postgraduate course at IPGME&R (SSKM Hospital) where he had enrolled in 2024.
An inquiry committee found that Avik De secured admission by making fraudulent claims regarding service quota benefits, allegedly availing them without working in rural areas while serving as an RMO at Burdwan Medical College.
The health department directed that the government-mandated penalty amount be recovered from Avik De as soon as possible, and his TR benefit sanction order was officially cancelled.
