Delhi: GB Pant Nursing Assistant held for demanding 25000 bribe for admitting injured patient to LNJP Hospital

New Delhi: A 48-year-old nursing orderly of GB Pant Hospital was arrested by the Delhi Government's Anti-Corruption Branch for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 25,000 to get an injured patient admitted to the adjacent LNJP hospital.

The accused has been identified as Rasheed Ahmed, resident of staff quarters, GB Pant Hospital, working as Nursing Orderly in the Endoscopy department of the facility. 

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The matter came to light when a 62-year-old resident of Geeta Colony approached Anti-Corruption Branch with the grievance that on August 18, Mukesh Kumar, who was hired as a labourer by him, was injured during the construction work at his house.

According to officials, Kumar was first taken to LNJP hospital for treatment by the complainant, where he was refused admission on the pretext of the non-availability of a ventilator bed. The complainant then met alleged Rasheed Ahmed, who told him to pay a bribe of Rs 25,000 to get admission to the LNJP hospital.

The complainant arranged Rs 10,000 of the bribe amount and paid it to Ahmed, who got the injured admitted to LNJP hospital. After that, he threatened the complainant to pay the remaining amount of bribe money, the officials said.

Madhur Verma, Additional Commissioner of Police (Anti-Corruption Branch), said that after due verification, a team was constituted under the supervision of ACP Subodh Kumar, and the team laid a trap in GB Pant Hospital on Monday and accused Rasheed Ahmed was trapped red-handed in the presence of independent witnesses while receiving the part of remaining bribe amount Rs 10,000.

"A case has been registered against him under the Prevention of Corruption act at Anti-Corruption Branch, Delhi and accused Rasheed Ahmed has been arrested. Further investigation of the case is being carried out to find out other accomplice of the accused involved in the matter," the officer said.

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