Charitable Hospital doctor, superintendent booked for demanding Rs 30,000 bribe

The incident took place when the farmer admitted his wife to the charity trust hospital on March 31 for cancer surgery and treatment. The farmer alleged that on April 3, the hospital’s medical superintendent asked him to pay ₹30,000. He said he had only Rs 9,000 at the time, which he gave to the cashier without receiving any receipt or explanation. Later, on April 7, he was again asked to pay Rs 21,000. He managed to collect and hand over another Rs 11,000.

The farmer claimed the demands didn’t stop there. He said when he visited the hospital again to get his wife’s stitches removed, he was asked to pay Rs 5,000 more. This time, instead of paying, he approached the police and filed a complaint.

Following this, the Panchavati police registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The matter is currently under investigation by Deputy Superintendent of Police Swati Pawar from the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Nashik. No arrests have been made so far.

In response to the allegations, Sameer Tulzapurkar, general manager of the hospital, said, "We are ready to face the legal procedure as the complaint is baseless and lodged with a vindictive attitude. The surgery was performed in April, and the complaint was lodged in June. Our hospital has been giving quality treatment to patients for close to two decades, and there has never been any complaint of this kind."

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