India News | Maha: Civil Surgeon, Two Others Held in Bribery Case
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a civil surgeon and two other staffers of a district hospital in Maharashtra's Pune for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe to renew the licence of a sonography centre, an official said on Thursday.
Pune, Jul 7 (PTI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a civil surgeon and two other staffers of a district hospital in Maharashtra's Pune for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe to renew the licence of a sonography centre, an official said on Thursday.
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District civil surgeon Dr Madhav Kankawale, Grade I administrative officer Mahadev Giri and assistant superintendent Sanjay Kadale of the district civil hospital have been booked under the Prevention Corruption Act, the official said.
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Kadale had allegedly demanded Rs 40,000 at the behest of Dr Kankawale and Giri to renew the licence of a sonography centre, he said.
On Wednesday, the other accused through Kadale accepted Rs 12,000 from the complainant, following which the trio was arrested, the official said.
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