Mansa Doctor's private assistant held for demanding Rs 3500 bribe, probe ordered

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Giving details he added that the said complainant has alleged that the above said accused had demanded Rs 3,500 for conducting surgery of his wife. The complainant has recorded the entire conversation in this regard on his mobile and handed over it to the VB as an evidence, he said.

The spokesperson said during the investigation of this complaint, it was found that the said private assistant had demanded a bribe from the complainant . On the basis of this enquiry the above said accused has been arrested and registered a bribery case against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act at VB Police Station, Bathinda range and the role of the concerned doctor would be investigated during the further probe, he added.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that in a shocking incident, a 43-year-old physiotherapist at the state-run Sassoon General Hospital, Pune had been arrested for allegedly taking a bribe to issue a disability certificate. The doctor was nabbed by the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) after he demanded a bribe of Rs 60,000 from a government employee to issue a disability certificate. The complainant had applied to the hospital for a disability certificate.

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