Staff ‘took bribe’ for issuing medical report: Residents

Our Correspondent
Tarn Taran, January 4

Residents of Gohalwar village under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Punjab, staged a dharna on the premises of the local Civil Hospital against two officials of the hospital for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 for giving the medico-legal report.

Manjinder Singh, president of the village unit of the organisation, said there was a quarrel at Gohalwar village on December 23. The injured members of both the parties were admitted to the Civil Hospital the same day. He said hospital authorities issued the report to a patient by taking bribe.

On the other hand, Jaspreet Kaur, who was also injured in the quarrel, alleged that officials also took Rs 10,000 from her but did not issue her the medico-legal report.

Civil Surgeon Dr Rohit Mehta assured the protesters of getting the matter investigated by a three-member team of doctors. The Civil Surgeon said the team had been instructed to give the report within two days and on the findings of the report action would be taken accordingly.