CBI arrests medical officer, Noida hospital executive in Rs 3 lakh bribery case

New Delhi: In an alleged bribery case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a retired Army major working as a medical officer at an ECHS polyclinic in Uttar Pradesh's Etah, along with an executive of the Noida-based Felix Hospital. The case involves an amount of Rs 3 lakh, officials said on Monday.

According to officials, the federal agency arrested both accused following a trap operation on Sunday.

“During the trap operation, an amount of Rs 3 lakh in bribe money delivered by the accused representative of the private hospital to the accused public servant was recovered. Both the accused have been arrested on 15.03.2026. Search at various locations in Noida, Etah, Firozabad and Farrukhabad were conducted, which led to the recovery of several incriminating documents and digital devices,” a CBI spokesperson said in a statement, news agency PTI reported.

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According to the CBI FIR, the medical officer, in an alleged criminal conspiracy with other accused, frequently referred patients to the private facility without any clear medical necessity.

The agency further alleged that he regularly demanded and accepted bribes in return for making such referrals to the empanelled private hospital.

“It has been further informed that on March 11, 2026, the medical officer informed the accused that he had referred about 10 patients to Felix Hospital, Noida, after Holi (i.e., on 04.03.2026) and demanded early clearance of his bribe dues,” the FIR alleges.

The medical officer further told him to meet him at Noida on March 14 and clear the pending bribe, as he was required to share the same with his seniors and distribute it among other lower-level officials, the FIR alleges.

“The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a public servant working as Medical Officer at Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS), Uttar Pradesh, and a private person posted as Assistant General Manager of a private hospital in a case of bribery for extending undue favours to the empanelled private hospital,” the statement said.

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