Kerala based Gynaecologist, Anaesthesiologist arrested on bribery charges
Doctor Arrested
Thrissur: In a special investigation, the Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau (VACB) have caught a gynaecologist and anaesthesiologist attached to the Chavakad Taluk Hospital in Thrissur district red-handed for allegedly accepting a bribe from an attendant of a patient.
The duo were caught accepting the bribe from a man whose wife was admitted to the gynaecology ward of the hospital and taken into custody on Wednesday.
They were identified as a 45-year-old gynaecologist and a 38-year-old anaesthetist. The doctor , who is a gynaecologist has allegedly accepted Rs 3000 as bribe while anaesthetist had accepted Rs 2000.
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The husband of the patient informed the VACB officials that the two doctors had asked him for a bribe and the officials gave him Rs 3,000 and Rs 2,000 and asked him to hand over it to them. As he was handing over the money, the VACB team reached the spot and apprehended the two doctors.
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