Ex-ECL Medical Superintendent Jailed for 4 years, Fined Rs 30000 in Bribery Case

Asansol: A special CBI court in Asansol has sentenced Dr Sunil Kumar Singh, the former Medical Superintendent (ENT) of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), to four years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹30,000 in a bribery case dating back to 2009.

According to a UNI report, the special judge of the court in Asansol on Thursday awarded Dr Sunil Kumar Singh, then Medical Superintendent (ENT) of ECL's Central Hospital, Kalla, Bardhaman, to four years of Imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 30,000 in a case of bribery.

The Central Bureau of Investigation had registered the case on February 16,2009 against Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh, accused of accepting a bribe of Rs. 400 for issuing a medical certificate to the complainant.

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After the completion of the investigation, a chargesheet was filed by the CBI against the accused on 25.08.2009, news agency UNI reported.

The court, after trial, found the accused guilty and sentenced him accordingly, sources added.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the Sealdah court in Kolkata granted bail to Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and Abhijit Mondal, the former officer-in-charge of Tala police station, in connection with the rape and murder case of a woman trainee doctor on August 9.

While Mondal was accused of alleged delay in filing of FIR in the rape and murder of the on-duty doctor at R G Kar Hospital on August 9, Sandip Ghosh was accused of tampering with evidence in the case.

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