Kerala Govt Doctor arrested for taking Rs 5000 bribe for hernia surgery
Kottayam: A doctor working at a government hospital in Kerala's Kottayam district was arrested by the Vigilance wing of the Kerala police for allegedly accepting cash as a bribe from a patient for hernia surgery.
The vigilance team on Monday evening arrested Sujith Kumar, a doctor of the Kanjirappally Taluk hospital near here while accepting Rs 3,000 as a bribe.
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Vigilance sources said the doctor had sought a Rs 5,000 bribe from the patient for a hernia operation.
"The operation was conducted on August 18. Before that he had called the patient home and received Rs 2000," Vigilance said.
The complaint was filed by the son of the patient after the doctor sought the remaining Rs 3,000.
The arrest was made by a team led by Vigilance Deputy SP.
Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that 48-year-old nursing orderly of GB Pant Hospital had been arrested by the Delhi Government's Anti-Corruption Branch for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 25,000 to get an injured patient admitted to the adjacent LNJP hospital.
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