Kerala: Senior government anaesthetist allegedly demands Rs 2000 bribe to prepone hernia surgery, arrested
Doctor Arrested
Kasaragod: Cracking down on bribery activities in Kerala, the state vigilance department has arrested a 59-year-old doctor for allegedly demanding Rs 2000 bribe from a patient to prepone her hernia surgery at Kasaragod General Hospital.
Following this, the Kerala Health Department suspended the doctor from service based on substantial evidence. The suspension came after an allegation of bribery was made against the doctor.
The doctor has been identified as a senior consultant working at the Department of Anesthesia of General Hospital Kasaragod.
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As per a media report in Mathrubhumi, the arrest was made based on a tip-off from a female patient who claimed that the doctor had asked for a bribe of Rs 2000 in order to pre-pone a hernia operation at the hospital in July. The patient, a Kasaragod native, was experiencing severe pain and decided to seek medical advice from the doctor at the hospital. Unfortunately, the doctor informed the patient that the earliest surgery date available was in December.
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