Two medical officers caught taking bribe of Rs 25000 in Alwar

Alwar: Two medical officers from the Community Health Centre in Pratapgarh and a broker were arrested by the Alwar unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Sunday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 for issuing a Medico Legal Certificate (MLC) report.

The Alwar unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested two medical officers and a broker on Sunday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a complainant.

The ACB arrested two medical officers of the Community Health Centre in Pratapgarh, Alwar district, and their broker Goyal, a medical store operator in Pratapgarh, red-handed while taking a bribe of Rs 25,000 from the complainant on Sunday, news agency ANI reported.

Director General of ACB, Dr Ravi Prakash Mehra said, "A complaint was given to ACB Alwar-Bhiwadi unit that in order to issue a favourable Medico Legal Certificate (MLC) report of grievous injuries received during a family feud registered at Pratapgarh police station, both Medical Officers of Community Health Center Pratapgarh in Alwar district demanded a bribe amount of Rs 1 lakh."

Under the supervision of ACB Jaipur Deputy Inspector General of Police, Kaluram Rawat, and led by Parmeshwar Lal, Deputy Superintendent of Police of ACB Alwar-II, Bhiwadi Unit, a sting operation was conducted with the team.

The accused and their broker Goyal were arrested red-handed while taking a bribe amount of Rs 25,000 from the complainant.

The accused had already collected Rs 15,000 as a bribe from the complainant earlier during the verification process.

Further investigations against the accused are being conducted under the direction of Deputy Inspector General of Police Kaluram Rawat.

ACB will register a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act and carry out further investigation into the same.