Dr Rajatshubhra Banerjee, the doctor who was recently detained by the police in Bhabanipur during a protest led by West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar is now likely to face disciplinary scrutiny from the West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC).

Sources say the WBMC is now preparing to intensify its action against the doctor. Having already received two notices for “absenteeism”, Dr Banerjee is reportedly set to receive a third, summoning him before the council’s penal committee.

A key concern, according to WBMC officials, is his current registration status. Dr Banerjee is listed with the State Medical Council as holding an MBBS degree but allegedly did not inform the council that he now practices as an anaesthetist in the UK. Kaushik Biswas, a member of the West Bengal Medical Council, said, “In the West Bengal Medical Council, there are more than 1 lakh registration numbers. It’s not possible to check each one of them. We act whenever we find anything that needs checking. In this doctor’s case, we have found discrepancies, so we have sent a notice for verification. There’s nothing to make such a fuss about or feel nervous. Did he ever notify us that he would not practice from here and that his registration number should therefore be deregistered?”

“They are sending notices. Maybe I will get ten more notices. What is the meaning of this? I don’t practice here, so what is the need for deregistration?” said Dr Banerjee.