Assam Health inspector caught red-handed for taking bribe to issue death certificate, arrested
Guwahati: A rural health inspector of the Assam government was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly taking a bribe to issue a death certificate, an official statement said.
A complaint was received against the rural health inspector, Social Preventive Medicine (SPM) at Rani Community Health Centre (CHC) that he had demanded a bribe for issuing a death certificate, the statement issued by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption said.
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Accordingly, a trap was laid, and the officer was caught red-handed at the CHC while accepting the bribe that he had demanded earlier, it said, adding that the money was recovered in the presence of independent witnesses.
A case under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was registered against the rural health inspector, and necessary follow-up legal actions are being taken, it added.
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