MP: Govt doctor, compounder booked for taking Rs 10,000 as bribe
Bhopal, - A compounder of a government hospital in Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh was nabbed on Saturday for allegedly accepting a bribe on behalf of a senior block medical officer who has also booked, a Lokayukta police official said.
Compounder Milan Yadav (38) and Babai BMO Dr Shobhana Chouksey (52) have been charged under Prevention of Corruption Act, said Lokayukta Superintendent of Police Irmeen Shah.
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"An auxiliary nurse midwife lodged a complaint that Chouksey was demanding a bribe in return for releasing her full salary. As Chouksey was in Hoshangabad, she asked Yadav to collect the bribe. We caught Yadav red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000," the SP added.
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