Doctor arrested in bribery case posted as civil hospital SMO, questions raised
Amritsar: The appointment of a doctor who was arrested in a corruption case, to the post of Senior Medical Officer (SMO) of Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Civil Hospital in the state has been condemned and questioned by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders of Punjab.
According to a media report in The Tribune, the doctor was arrested by the vigilance for allegedly taking bribe from his subordinates on May 1 this year. He was initially working as the SMO of Primary Health Centre (PHC), Thariywal village, under the Majitha sub-division. The vigilance officials had reportedly caught him red-handed, while accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 from his subordinate.
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The arrest took place after a complaint was filed against him with Vigilance Bureau by another another doctor associated with the National Rural Health Mission at Health and Wellness Centre at Abdal village, who had approached the Bureau, alleging that the SMO was demanding Rs 4000 from each of the CHO's working under him. According to the complainant, the SMO had also threatened to prevent the promotions of the CHO's if they failed to pay him the bribe money every month.
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