MP doctor caught in bribery case found posted in 3 districts, probe underway
Khargone: A medical officer caught allegedly taking a Rs 5,000 bribe in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district has led to the discovery of a much bigger irregularity in the health department after authorities found he was simultaneously posted in two other districts, prompting an investigation, officials said.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused was serving as a contractual medical officer not only at the Ufri Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Shahdol, but also at facilities in Sheopur and Khargone. The unusual simultaneous postings have raised questions about attendance and salary payments, they said.
According to the PTI report, on July 3, the accused was caught by the Rewa Lokayukta team while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 at the Ufri centre. Subsequent checks showed he had also been posted at the Sahasram PHC in Sheopur from 2021, and at the Keli PHC in Khargone’s Segaon block since February 2023.
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Officials in Khargone confirmed repeated absenteeism, including his absence during a delivery case at Keli on June 8, which led the district magistrate to recommend action.
His salary was withheld in May but later released in June after claims of regular attendance. In Shahdol, his salary has not been released for four months due to irregular presence, officials said, reports PTI.
Departmental inquiries have been initiated in Shahdol, Sheopur, and Khargone.
Considering the matter suspicious, a four-member inquiry committee has been formed in Sheopur, and a letter has been sent to the Chief Medical Officer of Shahdol, seeking information about his posting and service record, Sheopur CMO Dr Dilip Singh Sikarwar said.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a Deputy Civil Surgeon and district PNDT nodal officer posted in Nuh district after he was allegedly caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000.
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