Orthopaedic surgeon caught taking Rs 20,000 bribe in Kerala
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Thrissur: An orthopaedic surgeon was arrested by the vigilance for allegedly demanding and accepting Rs 20000 bribe from a patient's son to perform surgery.
The doctor, identified as the former superintendent and head of the orthopedic department at Mulankunnathukavu Government Medical College in Thrissur made a demand of Rs 20,000 for performing knee surgery on an elder man from Ponnani.
The man had been receiving treatment at the medical college hospital for a month after the surgery was performed.
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