Thane Civil Hospital Clerk arrested for taking bribe
Thane: The Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested a clerk working with the Thane Civil Hospital here in Maharashtra for allegedly taking bribe from a person, the ACB said on Thursday. The 50-year-old accused had allegedly demanded Rs 1,05,000 from the person for facilitating clearance of the latter's bills, the ACB said in a release.
The clerk later agreed for a sum of Rs 60,000.
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The victim lodged a complaint with the ACB which laid a trap and nabbed the accused on Wednesday from a hotel in the city where a part payment of Rs 20,000 was made to him, the ACB said.
Medical dialogues team had earlier published that the medical superintendent of a sub-district hospital in Bhor Taluka was booked by the unit of the Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a private doctor to give a positive report of his sonography center.
According to the press release issued by the ACB, the medical superintendent of the sub-district hospital was given the responsibility to inspect the sonography centers in his jurisdiction in order to look for wrong and illegal practices and was required to submit a report to the district civil surgeon accordingly.
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