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DEO At SCB MCH Caught By Odisha Vigilance While Taking Bribe From Poor Patient

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Bhubaneswar: A data entry operator (DEO) at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack was apprehended by Odisha Vigilance officials on Thursday for allegedly Rs 2,000 bribe from a poor patient to provide free medicines.

The accused, identified as Smruti Ranjan Sahoo, works at as DEO in Hepatology Department of SCB Medical College and Hospital. He was caught by Vigilance sleuths while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs.2000/- from the son of a poor patient undergoing treatment for Hepatitis C, for issuing prescribed medicines.

The medicines are distributed free of cost by the government but the DEO demanded bribe and refused to provide the same if his demand was not met.

Finding no other way, he (complainant) reported the matter to Vigilance Authority. Accordingly, Sahoo was nabbed while taking the bribe amount from the complainant. The entire bribe money has been recovered from accused Sahoo and seized.

Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations of Sahoo from DA angle.
A case has been registered against the DEO and investigation is in progress.

OB Bureau

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