Health Official suspended for allegedly demanding bribe
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Chennai: A health official, who was due for retirement from service in just two weeks, has been suspended for allegedly demanding a bribe for doing official favour, sources said here Sunday.
The joint director of Health in the district Elangovan was placed under suspension for seeking money from a private hospital owner for certification of scanning equipment purchased from Chennai, the sources said.
Also, the official sought money from a contractor who was building an annexe of the district headquarters hospital in Tenkasi, they said.
The joint director was to retire on February 28.
On a complaint from the private hospital owner and the contractor, Elangovan has been suspended pending enquiry, they said.
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