UP Govt doctor, wife among 4 arrested for extorting police recruits
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Mathura: In an Anti-Corruption crackdown, a government doctor, his private practitioner wife, a pharmacist, and a driver were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly extorting money from police recruitment candidates by threatening them with medical disqualification.
The arrest was made at a private hospital run under the name of the doctor’s wife.
Authorities seized Rs 1.3 lakh in cash and six mobile phones found in the possession of the doctor.
According to the PTI report, the doctor's wife allegedly tried to destroy evidence from the mobile phones, but all devices were seized in time and sent for forensic examination, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shlok Kumar said.
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The doctor, who was posted as an Emergency Medical Officer at the district hospital, was part of the medical panel overseeing the physical and health assessment of police constable recruits.
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