Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at 15 locations across 10 states, including Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, as part of its probe into the NMC bribery case. Officials launched these searches after identifying possible money laundering in a corruption case involving senior National Medical Commission (NMC) personnel.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had earlier filed an FIR on June 30, exposing a bribery network linked to NMC inspections at private medical colleges. ED officials uncovered that brokers leaked inspection details in advance and received crores in return. Most of the bribes moved through hawala channels.
In Telangana, ED teams searched the Father Colombo Institute of Medical Sciences in Warangal. They also raided the homes of three doctors who acted as middlemen. The CBI found that Father Kommareddy, linked to the college, had sent ₹66 lakh in two phases to senior NMC officers through these intermediaries.
In Andhra Pradesh, officials raided the residence of Krishna Kishore. He allegedly collected ₹50 lakh from Gayatri Medical College director Venkat in Visakhapatnam. According to the ED, Kishore transferred the money to Delhi-based NMC officials through hawala operators.
NMC bribery case involved leaked inspections and hawala transfers
Investigators confirmed that middlemen shared sensitive details about inspection teams, dates, and checklists. As a result, college managements manipulated conditions in advance to meet NMC approval standards.
The CBI named 34 people in its FIR. This includes eight Union Health Ministry officers, five NMC inspection team doctors, and one National Health Authority official. Several brokers and college representatives also figure in the case.
So far, the CBI has arrested three NMC team members and five others. These arrests relate to a ₹55 lakh bribe reportedly paid to secure a favourable report for a Chhattisgarh-based college.
According to the CBI, this network worked as a syndicate. It linked government officials, NMC inspectors, and private college agents. The ED is now tracking the money trail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.