I. Bhooshana Rao

Idupuganti Bhooshana Rao
Born6 January 1914 (1914-01-06)
Dornakal, Telangana, India
Died3 May 1976 (1976-05-04) (aged 62)
Known forExpert opinion of Deendayal Upadhyaya case
Medical career
ProfessionDoctor, educationist and author
Sub-specialtiesForensic Pathologist

Idupuganti Bhooshana Rao (6 January 1914 – 3 May 1976) was a leading figure in forensic medicine in India. He was the Founding-President of the Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine established in 1972.[1] He was born in Dornakal, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), India.

Education

He obtained his M.B.B.S degree in 1940; he also obtained an M.D (Pathology) in 1945 from the Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam. Later, he underwent postgraduate training in the United Kingdom with a Colombo Plan Fellowship in 1956.

Career

Offices held

  • Member of the Technical Committee and Deputy Commissioner of Department of Family Planning, Ministry of Health.[4][5][6]
  • Member Central Advisory Committee of Forensic Sciences, Ministry of Home Affairs and Member of the Central Medico-legal Advisory Committee of Forensic Sciences, Ministry of Health.[7]
  • Chief Editor, Journal of the Indian Academy of Forensic Sciences (1962–66).[8][9]
  • Founder-President of the Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, bringing together for the first time doctors, scientists, lawyers, criminologists and judges in a professional forum (1972–1976).[1]
  • The Deccan Club instituted an annual bridge tournament for the Dr. I. Bhooshana Rao Memorial Trophy to commemorate his memory.[10]

Famous murder cases

Among his notable cases were the Deendayal Upadhyaya case,[11][12] Indraprastha Estate case, Lajpatnagar Police Station case, Meena Tandon case[13] and the Tank Bund Double Murder Case.[14] He was also asked by the Government of India to investigate the untimely demise of Lal Bahadur Shastri, then Prime Minister of India.[3]

Publications

  • Medico-legal Problems, revised chapter on Sexual Offences in J.P. Modi's Medical Jurisprudence(1959).
  • Survey Report on medico-legal practices in India (co-author, published by Directorate of Health Services, Government of India, 1964).[7]
  • Fire arms and fire arm injuries (with M. Jauhari and M.N. Supanekar, published by Government of India, 1965).[15]
  • T. Bhaskara Menon. Born 4 May 1898. Died 12 September 1948 by I. Bhooshana Rao. Journal of Pathology. 61(3):478-483, July 1949.[circular reference][16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Governing Council ( 1972-1976). Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine" (PDF). Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. ^ House Of The People, India. Parliament; Lok Sabha, India. Parliament (1959). "Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1959". Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "The Department of Forensic Medicine. Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Karnataka". Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Family Planning News, Volume 11, Issues 1-11. Directorate General of Health Services, 1970 - Birth control". 1970. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Centre Calling. Volume 7. India Dept. of Family Planning.1972". Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  6. ^ "C. Sarkar. Vidura, Volume 8. 1971". 1971. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Indian Academy of Forensic Sciences". Facebook. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Journal of the Indian Academy of Forensic Sciences, Volume 16. 1977". Indian Academy of Forensic Sciences. 1977. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Deccan Club". Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  10. ^ "The CBI:In Service of the Nation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Chandrachud, Y V. Report Regarding the Facts and Circumstances Relating to the Death of Shri Deen Dayal Upadhyaya. New Delhi: Ministry of Home Affairs, 1970. Print". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  12. ^ "Meena Tandon Case". Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  13. ^ Muhammad, Mahmood bin (1999). Mahmood bin muhammad. (1999). A Policeman Ponders: Memories and Melodies of a Varied Life. (1st ed.). New Delhi: APH Publishing.pp 115-118. ISBN 9788176480260. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  14. ^ Sinha, Anil Kumar (1991). Notes and References.Use of Firearms and Their Control: A Critique, in Special Reference to Assam. ISBN 9788170992875. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  15. ^ Rao, I. Bhooshana (1949). "Thotakat Bhaskara Menon. Born 4 May 1898. Died 12 September 1948 by I. Bhooshana Rao. Journal of Pathology. 61(3):478-483, July 1949". The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology. 61 (3): 478–483. doi:10.1002/path.1700610326.