Three security guards arrested for demanding money from patient's kin at Chhattisgarh hospital
Raigarh: In a shocking incident, three security guards of a government hospital in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district were arrested on Monday for allegedly extorting money from the relatives of a pregnant woman seeking medical assistance.
According to the police, the accused guards employed by the private security firm Bundela Securities Bilaspur were found charging Rs 100 per person as an entry fee for the relatives accompanying a woman in labor at the Sant Baba Guru Ghasidas Ji Memorial Government Hospital.
The guards have been identified as Ravishankar Gautam, Omprakash Patel and Shivendra Shukla, who were from the private security firm, Bundela Securities Bilaspur.
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The incident came to light after a video capturing the alleged extortion went viral on social media. Following public outrage, Raigarh collector Kartikeya Goel swiftly intervened, directing the hospital administration to take immediate action against the perpetrators.
As per the PTI report, Based on a complaint, a case was registered at Chakradhar Nagar police station under sections 384 (extortion) and 418 (cheating with the knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect) of the Indian Penal Code, he said.
A probe revealed that the trio allegedly took money from family members of patients to issue passes when entry to the medical facility was free, the official said, adding that further probe is underway.
Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that a doctor working at a private hospital in Panipat of Haryana has been arrested for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from the owner of the Imaging and Diagnostic Center. The Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) team arrested a private hospital doctor in Panipat, for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 2 lakh.
