Haryana's Palwal CMO held for demanding Rs 15 lakh bribe from trauma centre
CHANDIGARH: In a major catch, the Gurugram unit of Haryana state vigilance and anti corruption bureau arested the chief medical officer (CMO) of Palwal district for demanding a bribe of Rs 15 lakh from the owners of a private medical trauma centre and hospital.
The ACB sleuths arrested Dr Jai Bhagwan , the accused CMO while accepting the installment of Rs 1 lakh at his residence in a trap laid by ACB following the top off by complainant , one of the partners running the trauma centre, during late evening hours of Thursday.
The search and seizure proceeding went on till late night hours before ACB officially confirmed arrest on Friday morning.
A case under Section 7 of the PC Act and 308 (2) of the Indian Penal Code, 2023, has been registered against the accused at the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau police station in Faridabad.
Following the arrest, a search of his government residence in Palwal led to the discovery of an additional 300,000 INR in cash from a cupboard.
According to information, the complainant had alleged in their complaint to ACB , Gurugram, that they, along with Manohar, Dheeraj, and Subhash, had been running Sunrise Trauma Hospital in Palwal for about three months.
Dr. Jai Bhagwan, serving as the C.M.O. in Palwal, had initiated inspection of their trauma centre and had been repeatedly pointed out shortcomings in their hospital's operations. While demanding a bribe of Rs 15 lakh , he had threatened to shut it down the centre .
Complainant said that CMO also claimed he needed to pay off the share to higher officials.
One of the complainant informed to have so far paid an amount of Rs 7 lakh to civil surgeon and had placed on record the relevant evidence. Complainant alleged that the CMO had been pressing to pay RS 8 lakh in one go. Meanwhile, he along with partners approached the ACB and lodged the complaint.
ACB team planned and laid the trap in the presence of a duty magistrate as well as independent witness and caught Dr Jai Bhagwan while accepting part of gratification from his residence. The team also searched his premises and found additional amount of Rs 3 lakh which is believed to be part of payment made to him by complainant in the past.
" It is not just the CMO even those who had been part of this racket or could be part of this racket will be brought for investigation. Further investigation are in progress" said the senior official of ACB who is monitoring the investigation.
The ACB sleuths arrested Dr Jai Bhagwan , the accused CMO while accepting the installment of Rs 1 lakh at his residence in a trap laid by ACB following the top off by complainant , one of the partners running the trauma centre, during late evening hours of Thursday.
The search and seizure proceeding went on till late night hours before ACB officially confirmed arrest on Friday morning.
A case under Section 7 of the PC Act and 308 (2) of the Indian Penal Code, 2023, has been registered against the accused at the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau police station in Faridabad.
Following the arrest, a search of his government residence in Palwal led to the discovery of an additional 300,000 INR in cash from a cupboard.
According to information, the complainant had alleged in their complaint to ACB , Gurugram, that they, along with Manohar, Dheeraj, and Subhash, had been running Sunrise Trauma Hospital in Palwal for about three months.
Dr. Jai Bhagwan, serving as the C.M.O. in Palwal, had initiated inspection of their trauma centre and had been repeatedly pointed out shortcomings in their hospital's operations. While demanding a bribe of Rs 15 lakh , he had threatened to shut it down the centre .
Complainant said that CMO also claimed he needed to pay off the share to higher officials.
One of the complainant informed to have so far paid an amount of Rs 7 lakh to civil surgeon and had placed on record the relevant evidence. Complainant alleged that the CMO had been pressing to pay RS 8 lakh in one go. Meanwhile, he along with partners approached the ACB and lodged the complaint.
ACB team planned and laid the trap in the presence of a duty magistrate as well as independent witness and caught Dr Jai Bhagwan while accepting part of gratification from his residence. The team also searched his premises and found additional amount of Rs 3 lakh which is believed to be part of payment made to him by complainant in the past.
" It is not just the CMO even those who had been part of this racket or could be part of this racket will be brought for investigation. Further investigation are in progress" said the senior official of ACB who is monitoring the investigation.
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