I. Bhooshana Rao Explained

Idupuganti Bhooshana Rao
Birth Place:	Dornakal, Telangana, India
Profession:	Doctor, educationist and author
Specialism:	Forensic Pathologist
Known For:	Expert opinion of Deendayal Upadhyaya case

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

• He served as Professor and Head of Forensic Medicine at Madras Medical College and Stanley Medical College and City Police Surgeon, Osmania Medical College,^[2] Superintendent of Police Hospital and City Police Surgeon.
• He also served as Post-graduate Professor of the upgraded Department of Forensic Medicine, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad
• After retirement from Government service, he served as Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum (Karnataka) from 15 July 1974 till he died on 3 May 1976 at Hyderabad, while he was on a visit to conduct a post-graduate examination.^[3]

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.^[15]

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).^[16]
• T. Bhaskara Menon. Born 4 May 1898. Died 12 September 1948 by I. Bhooshana Rao. Journal of Pathology. 61(3):478-483, July 1949.^[17]

External links

• Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine
• History of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine
• T. Bhaskara Menon

Notes and References

1. Web site: Governing Council (1972-1976). Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine. 19 August 2015.
2. Web site: Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1959. 28 August 2015. House Of The People. India. Parliament. Lok Sabha. India. Parliament. 1959.
3. Web site: The Department of Forensic Medicine. Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Karnataka. 17 August 2015.
4. Web site: Family Planning News, Volume 11, Issues 1-11. Directorate General of Health Services, 1970 - Birth control. 22 August 2015. 1970.
5. Web site: Centre Calling. Volume 7. India Dept. of Family Planning.1972. 22 August 2015.
6. Web site: C. Sarkar. Vidura, Volume 8. 1971. 28 August 2015. 1971.
7. Web site: SURVEY COMMITTEE REPORT ON MEDICO-LEGAL PRACTICES IN INDIA 1964. 22 August 2015.
8. Web site: Indian Academy of Forensic Sciences. . . 26 August 2015.
9. Web site: Journal of the Indian Academy of Forensic Sciences, Volume 16. 1977. . 28 August 2015. Indian Academy of Forensic Sciences. 1977.
10. Web site: Deccan Club.. 19 August 2015. 23 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170623115917/http://www.deccanclub.com/aboutus. dead.
11. Web site: The CBI:In Service of the Nation. 15 August 2015. 22 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160122055147/http://cbi.nic.in/coffeetable/7.pdf. dead.
12. Web site: 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..
13. Web site: Meena Tandon Case. 17 August 2015.
14. Book: Mahmood bin muhammad. (1999). A Policeman Ponders: Memories and Melodies of a Varied Life. (1st ed.). New Delhi: APH Publishing.pp 115-118.. 22 August 2015. 9788176480260. Muhammad. Mahmood bin. 1999.
15. Web site: The Department of Forensic Medicine. Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Karnataka. 17 August 2015.
16. Book: Notes and References.Use of Firearms and Their Control: A Critique, in Special Reference to Assam . 17 August 2015. 9788170992875. Sinha. Anil Kumar. 1991.
17. 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. 10.1002/path.1700610326. 1949. Rao. I. Bhooshana.