Rajasthan: Govt hospital official, 2 others held for taking bribe; Rs 50 lakh seized
Jaipur: The financial advisor of a government hospital here and two others have been arrested for allegedly taking bribes of Rs 15.6 lakh, Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials said.
The accused were arrested under the Prevention of Corruption Act on Thursday night, they said.
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The accused had demanded a bribe of Rs 5 crore to clear a bill for the installation of a radiotherapy machine in Sawai Man Singh Hospital from the complainant, who runs a private hospital, ACB Director General B L Soni said on Friday.
After verification of the complaint, a trap was laid and SMS Hospital's financial advisor Brijbhushan Sharma was arrested while accepting a bribe of Rs 7.80 lakh, he said.
Two officers of the Rajasthan Medicare Relief Society (RMRS) of SMS Hospital -- cashier Ajay Sharma and assistant accounts officer Prakash Sharma -- were also arrested while taking another bribe of Rs 7.80 lakh, Soni said.
Medical officer in charge of RMRS-SMS Hospital Adhokakshaz Joshi was also detained in connection with the matter, he said.
During a search, Soni said, unaccounted cash worth Rs 50 lakh was recovered from the house of Ajay Sharma.
Further searches at residences and other premises of the accused are underway, he said.
