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MP Medical officer, supervisor caught taking Rs 30,000 bribe
['Kajal Rajput', 'Written']
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Singrauli: A medical officer and a supervisor posted at the Chitrangi Health Centre in Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh, were arrested on Friday for allegedly seeking and accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from the kin of a deceased snakebite victim, a Lokayukta police official said.
According to news reports, the accused have been identified as a medical officer and a supervisor at the Chitrangi Health Centre — located around 80 km from the district headquarters.
Both the accused allegedly demanded Rs 1 lakh from the family of Jaipal Singh, a resident of Bagaiya, who died of a snake bite in June.
"They wanted the bribe for mentioning snakebite as the cause of death in the post-mortem report.
The two were caught while accepting Rs 30,000 as the first instalment of the bribe.