Two Kanpur doctors, driver held for bribery
Kanpur, Oct. 16 -- Two government doctors and a man identified as a driver were arrested on Thursday for allegedly accepting bribes through UPI payments from candidates undergoing medical examinations for Home Guard recruitment at the district police lines.
ACP Kotwali Amit Pandey said an FIR had been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act after the payments were traced.
The incident came to light after candidates alleged that they were being told they had a deviated nose and given slips bearing a number and QR code to make payments. Enraged candidates allegedly assaulted three people collecting money inside a car parked nearby, while one escaped. District Homeguards Commandant Preeti Sharma said 1,947 candidates had cleared the recruitment examination and needed to complete medical tests by October 29. On Thursday, 200 candidates underwent examinations conducted by three ENT specialists from UHM Hospital. UPI transactions worth Rs 3 lakh involving nine candidates had been traced by the time this report was filed.
Police arrested Dr Praveen Kumar, Dr Mahesh Dwivedi and driver Ajeet. The role of Dr DS Rajput remains under investigation....
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