Agar- Malwa (Madhya Pradesh): Two days after five Central GST Officer were arrested in a bribery case, chief medical health officer (CMHO) Dr Ramesh Chandra Kuril was allegedly caught red-handed accepting bribe from another doctor on Friday.
According to the Lokayukt (an anti-corruption authority), the official asked for an amount of Rs 10,000 from a doctor of Agar-Malwa district of Madhya Pradesh, Dr Bhagwan Rajoriya, at his residence.
R C Kuril, chief medical and health officer (CMHO), demanded Rs 20,000 from a contractual child specialist for not putting any adverse remark on his extension proposal, Lokayukta Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sunil Talaan said.
Kuril brought it down to Rs 10,000 after negotiation, he said.
Acting on a tip-off, a trap was laid and Kuril was caught red-handed by Lokayukta sleuths taking Rs 10,000 at his official residence from the complainant, said the DSP.
(With inputs from PTI)
