Maha: Doctor arrested for allegedly taking bribe for free treatment under Govt scheme

The duo allegedly demanded Rs 10,000 from a man to grant free treatment to his father under the scheme. However, the man informed the ACB officers who then hatched a plan to nab the accused in action.

The Indian Express reports that the complainant alleged that his father underwent dialysis treatment at the facility and the treatment was supposed to be free under the "Mahatma Phule Jan Yojana" of the government. However, the doctor and the manager allegedly demanded Rs 10000 from the complainant to allow the patient to avail the scheme. The complainant initially agreed to pay Rs 9000 and the duo also accepted the offer.

However, the complaint immediately approached the ACB sleuths and they hatched a plan to nab the accused red-handed. Falling into the trap of the ACB sleuths, as soon as the manager appeared to collect the amount, he was arrested by the ACB officials while accepting the money from the complainant on Tuesday, reports the daily.

Police have produced the accused before a court and both the accused have been remanded to ACB's custody till March 26 for further investigation. Police inspector Alka Sarag of ACB is investigating the case.

Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana is a Universal health care scheme run by the Government of Maharashtra for the poor people of the state of Maharashtra. It provides free access to medical care in government empanelled 488 hospitals for 971 types of diseases, surgeries, and therapies costing up to Rs.1,50,000 per year per family (Rs.2,50,000 only for renal transplant). If anyone is found to demand or accept a bribe in government agencies or public sectors, will be booked under IPC SEction 161.