Chhattisgarh doctor sacked for demanding bribe for post-mortem of 2 children
Raipur: A shocking incident has come to light from Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district, where a contractual doctor at Raghunathpur Primary Health Centre (PHC) allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 for each postmortem of two five-year-old boys who had drowned in a village pond.
According to sources, when the grieving family couldn't arrange the money, the doctor reportedly refused to carry out the procedure, leaving the bodies to decompose for nearly three hours until local villagers intervened and pressured the administration to take action.
After the matter gained the attention of the media and the government, the state health department removed the doctor from his position for violating service rules and suspended a health department official posted in the area for negligence in connection with the incident.
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As per the PTI agency report, the incident took place on Sunday when two five-year-old cousins, Suraj Giri and Jugnu Giri, drowned in a small pond meant for fish rearing in Silsila Dhodha Jharia village in Lundra development block of Surguja district. Their family rushed them to the Raghunathpur PHC by motorcycle, but the boys were declared dead on arrival.
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