Margao (Goa) Goa government has suspended a senior surgeon attached to its South District hospital for “issuing medical certificates to the policemen on flimsy ground to avoid important and emergency duties.”

Senior Surgeon Dr Anil Rane has also been accused of giving medical certificates to foreign nationals for granting over stay or extension of stay in India.

State Health Under Secretary Maria Seomara De Souza on October 12, 2007 has issued order suspending Rane, the copy of which was made available to media today.

The health department has also handed over the matter to Directorate of Vigilance for further investigations.

India Reserve Batallion, a wing of Goa Police, had brought to the notice of the department that medical certificate of sickness was being issued on flimsy grounds by Rane to various police personnels attached to them (IRB) to avoid important and emergency duties.

The initial investigation by the health department also revealed that the doctor was giving medical certificates to foreign nationals for granting over stay or extension of stay in India.