Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: The medical Board appointed by the Goa Medical College to review the cause of the Siddhi Naik death case has 10 days to submit the report.
Sources said in the 10 days, the three-member Board will have to review the cause of death and submit the report.
Speaking to Goemkarponn, Dr Wiseman Pinto, heading the Medical Board to review this case, said that it is a sensitive issue and that he will have to maintain confidentiality.
“I cannot discuss the issue with anyone. I have got the letter from the Dean, and I will give my report to him. You can check with him after I submit the report,” he said.
He, however, refused to confirm when the report would be submitted.
“It is a sensitive issue I told you; I cannot say when it would be ready,” he said.
Sources said that the Medical Board held its first meeting on Tuesday and discussed the issue, but the date of submission of the report is unknown.
Based on the father’s complaint of murder and a subsequent letter from Calangute police, the Goa Medical Colege on Saturday formed a three-member Medical Board to review the cause of Siddi Naik’s death.
GMC Dean Dr Shivanand Bandekar has formed a three-member board that included professors.
The Board members are – Dr Wiseman Pinto, Professor HoD of Pathology Dept cum Dean faculty of Goa University, Dr Guruprasad Pednekar, Professor HoD OBG dept and Dr Andre V.Fernandes, Professor Forensic Medicine, GMC.
What has shocked everyone is Dr Andre was the professor under whose supervision the postmortem was conducted on August 12, which had termed the death due to drowning, being nominated on the Medical Board to review the death.
Now, how can a doctor whose department has already termed the death as drowning overturn it? Asked one medical expert, speaking to Goemkarponn.