Cuttack: A Vigilance court has sentenced a medical officer to rigorous imprisonment for two years in a bribe case in Odisha’s Jajpur district.
As per the case, Dr Karunakar Rout, former medical officer in community health centre at Madhuban the district, had demanded the bribe from a contractual health worker for not taking action against him for his absence from duty during MDA supervision by state team.
Following a complaint filed by the health worker, Vigilance officials had caught Dr Rout accepting the bribe and arrested him. Later, the Vigilance filed the chaegesheet in the court.
Hearing the case, Special Judge, Vigilance, Cuttack convicted Dr Rout, who is presently serving as medical officer in District Headquarters Hospital of Bhadrak under PC Act, 1988. The court sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 2 years and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000. In default of payment of fine, he has to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for 6 months.
Odisha Vigilance will now move the competent authority for dismissal of Dr Rout from service.
