Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Assam Government Dismisses Professor Over ₹8,000 Post-Mortem Bribe
Dr. Manoj Kumar Baishya worked as a medical teacher and forensic doctor in Assam.
In 2019, officials said he accepted ₹8,000 to issue a post-mortem report.
Anti-corruption officers caught and arrested him at Gauhati Medical College & Hospital.
He was later suspended and transferred to another medical college.
The government started a disciplinary inquiry against him.
An inquiry officer found that the bribery charge was proved.
Dr. Baishya said the trap was unfair and pointed to conflicting statements.
The Assam government rejected his explanation and dismissed him from service.
Assam dismissed Dr. Manoj Kumar Baishya, an assistant professor at Gauhati Medical College & Hospital.
He was caught accepting ₹8,000 from Haren Kumar on October 22, 2019, for issuing a post-mortem report.
The Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption, Assam arrested him under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
An inquiry completed in 2025 found the charge of accepting illegal gratification established.
The government imposed dismissal, the maximum penalty, after finding the trap evidence credible.
- Who
- Dr. Manoj Kumar Baishya, an assistant professor in forensic medicine, was dismissed by the Government of Assam.
- What
- He was dismissed for accepting ₹8,000 in connection with issuing a standard post-mortem report.
- When
- The alleged bribe was accepted on October 22, 2019; the dismissal order was issued on October 1, 2026.
- Where
- The incident occurred within the premises of Gauhati Medical College & Hospital in Guwahati, Assam.
- Why
- The disciplinary authority found the illegal-gratification charge proved and considered the conduct serious misconduct affecting public confidence.
Dr. Baishya's Defense
Government's Findings
Validity of the Bribery Trap
Dr. Baishya's Defense
Dr. Baishya argued that the post-mortem report had already been submitted and that contradictions in the complainant's statements undermined the allegation.
Government's Findings
The disciplinary authority said the recovery of the tainted ₹8,000 in the presence of independent witnesses supported the trap proceedings.
Motive Behind the Proceedings
Dr. Baishya's Defense
Dr. Baishya described the trap as a malicious setup.
Government's Findings
The authority concluded that the charge was proved on the preponderance of probabilities and characterized corruption in medico-legal work as a serious breach of public trust.
- Accused official
- Dr. Manoj Kumar Baishya, Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine
- Bribe amount
- ₹8,000
- Date of arrest
- October 22, 2019, at 2:30 PM
- Arresting agency
- Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption, Assam
- Case
- ACB P.S. Case No. 13/2019 under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Inquiry finding
- The charge of accepting illegal gratification was held established on March 17, 2025
- Penalty
- Dismissal from service, ordinarily disqualifying him from future employment