Punjab: Retired Senior medical officer held for taking Rs 1.15 lakh bribe for issuing medico-legal report
Doctor booked
Chandigarh: A retired senior medical officer of a government hospital in Amritsar was arrested by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.15 lakh from an Amritsar resident for issuing a medico-legal report.
The SMO was posted at the Civil hospital in Majitha and had demanded money from complainant Malkiat Singh, a resident of Athwal village in Amritsar, for issuing a medico-legal report for a police case.
Singh had lodged the complaint on the chief minister's anti-corruption helpline.
A spokesperson of the bureau said the SMO is a resident of Friends Avenue and a corruption case has been registered against him.
Vigilance spokesman told The Tribune that the accused SMO, a resident of Friends Avenue, was arrested after the investigation of an online complaint lodged at the Chief Minister's Anti-Corruption Helpline.
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