SCB Med College doctor held in disproportionate wealth case
Bhubaneswar: The head of Clinical Haematology Department of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack has been arrested on charges of misappropriation of Odisha State Treatment Fund (OSTF) running into several crore, vigilance department officials said.
The anti-corruption vigilance sleuths arrested Rabindra Kumar Jena who was on the run since the vigilance department booked two cases against him.
Jena was arrested near Laxmannathpur in Balasore district last night while returning to Odisha from West Bengal, they said.
Jena had been sent to jail after his bail petition was rejected by a vigilance court, said M Radhakrishna, a senior officer in the vigilance directorate in Cuttack.
He said the vigilance department has prayed the court for a 5-day remand of Jena.
Jena was accused of obtaining pecuniary advantages from pharmaceutical companies for foreign tours and accommodation abroad and on other allegations of criminal misconduct and corruption.
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