Narcoanalyst Dr Malini and University of Calgary

Narcoanalyst Dr Malini and University of Calgary

Narcoanalyst Dr Malini and University of Calgary

She claimed to be a PhD in Narcoanalysis from University of Calgary, Canada, yet writes ‘Calgary’ as ‘CALAGARY’ or “CALAGORY” and ‘Canada’ as CANNADA. She boasts of 10 years research experience at Government’s expense but writes the word ‘research’ as ‘RESERCH’. She has been practising thus far only hypnotism which can be practised even by illiterates.
I read with interest Dr Malini’s interview in ‘India Today’ magazine dated March 26, 2007, wherein she claimed herself to be a PhD in narcoanalysis from the University of Calgary, Canada. I was surprised because I know for sure that none of the universities in Canada indulge in, leave alone training, even teaching narcoanalysis during the last few decades. Later I had occasion to come across the reports issued by Dr. Malini in the criminal case number 694 of 2005 in the Fifth Fast Track Court, Bangalore as well as her deposition during the examination-in-chief.
I was astonished to read her evidence tendered on oath on 09.05.2006 that she had specialised training from W.H.O. and Calgary University, Canada regarding Narcoanalysis and Brain mapping. As this would invite action of the court for perjury, I advised the defence counsel to cross examine her on this aspect so that she can correct her statement and escape from forgery.
But during the cross examination on 07.08.2006, she was adamant like a seasoned liar and confirmed that she had a specialised training in Narcoanalysis and Brain mapping from W.H.O at Calgary University, Canada under one Prof Sherrowss during 1993 and that she does have the certificates for the same. Malini knew that she is bluffing but could have least realised that her bluff would turn out to be anachronistic blunder. Brain mapping technique for crime investigation was developed by Farwell only after 1995. There is a limit to utter falsehoods. Anyway I wanted to see the so-called certificates said to have been issued by University of Calgary and the opportunity came now.
Malini’s application form dated 01.06.2007 submitted to the Member-Secretary, Special Recruitment committee contained entries in her own handwriting. The two entries in respect of Calgary University are reproduced here verbatim
Year Examination University Class & aggregate
1992 BASIC & ADV CANADA ENCL-6
HYPNOTHERAPY CALAGARY


1992 HYPNOSIS CALAGARY & ENCL-9
INT PSY RESARCH
A cursory reading of the entry indicates her claim that she has done the examinations in the subject ‘Basic and adv Hypnotherapy’ and ‘Hypnosis’ in University of Calgary. But the way she wrote on both occasions the word Calgary as CALAGARY , miserably exposes the fact that she had only heard orally about the University from somebody and had no direct access whatsoever to Calgary University. This is confirmed again from the fact that Malini had corrected in her own hand the word Calgary this time as “CALAGORY” and signed in the typed copy of her deposition of 07.08.2006 (court record). Now let us examine the certificates she had submitted along with her application.
A. The first certificate
i) The certificate was issued by one Dr M.C. Boyes and not by Prof. Sherrowss as she deposed on oath. (A surfing on the Internet to find details of faculty in psychology in Calgary reveals that there is no one with the name M.C.Boyes but comes across with the names of ‘Mike Boyes’ and Schwartz .
ii) The word ‘Canada’ in the certificate was typed as ‘CANNADA’
iii) There is no mention of narcoanalysis or brain mapping in the certificate.
iv) The photocopy of the certificate was attested by Malini’s husband Dr. B.K. Muralidhara, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UVCE, Bangalore University.
B. The second certificate
This certificate refers only about her participation in a workshop on Hypnosis conducted by “INTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESERCH BANGALORE in association with DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore during May 2-11, 1992.
i) The words “institute” and “Research” are misspelt as “INTITUTE” and “RESERCH”.
ii) There is no mention of narcoanalysis or brain mapping in the certificate.
iii) The photocopy of the certificate was attested by Malini’s husband Dr. B.K. Muralidhara, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UVCE, Bangalore University.
It is indeed a surprise that her husband, said to be a University professor, who conspired with his wife to produce fabricated certificates did not notice such patent blunders. All the more it is really astonishing how the learned members of the Special recruitment Committee (SRC), who scrutinized Malini’s application and certificates, have passed on the blunders quietly. It is known from the proceedings of the SRC that the members have indeed scrutinized the two applications received by them and rejected one and selected Malini’s application for interview.
Dr. B.M. Mohan, a member of the SRC is known to be a clever scrutinizer. It is all a matter of record that Dr. Mohan objected to very strongly when one of the scientists of the FSL Bangalore, Dr. TR Kumari, got her PhD and started using the title “Dr”. He even issued her a memo of warning and went to the extent of writing to the University for verification. How he also had passed on these crude forgeries just like that is indeed a mystery!
I don’t want to cast aspersion on the validity or veracity of her acquiring BSc, MA & PhD degrees, just because she obtained only 35 and 17 percent of marks in Maths and Hindi in her SSLC examination as doubts were raised in some quarters. She claims to be an MSc in one of her interviews to the press!
But one thing is very clear. All along she has been practising more of hypnotism than narcoanalysis. It is well known that even near illiterates can practise hypnotism successfully.