Dhenkanal: The Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday caught Medicine Specialist of Dhenkanal districts headquarters hospital Dr Umakant Khejuria while allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs 11,000 from a LIC agent to countersign the death insurance claim form of a deceased policyholder at his clinic.
According to sources, the woman had died recently and his only surviving 8-year-old daughter was to get the death insurance claim as the nominee. The accused doctor demanded the bribe money for countersigning the claim documents.
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The entire bribe money was recovered from Dr Khejuria, Vigilance official said.
A case under Section 7 PC (Amendment )Act 2018 has been registered by Cuttack Vigilance and further investigation is underway.
