Bhagat accused of plagiarism

Bhagat is currently in a legal war with Botswana Health Professional Council (BHPC) over his registration. In yet another shocking development, The Central African Journal of Medicine has disassociated itself from 21 articles that Bhagat has contributed to the journal.

The move comes after the editorial committee of the Journal found out that Bhagat has plagiarised more than one article that he contributed to their medical Journal. The Journal editorial committee stated that 'it has come to the attention of the editorial committee of the Central Africa Journal of Medicine that, in their review article entitled "Trends in cancer pain management" (Cent Afr J Med 2000; 46-54) K Bhagat and HM Chinyanga plagiarised an article by R L Portenoy under the same title from the Lancet 1999; 353; 1695-700.