Dhenkanal

Odisha Govt Hospital Doctor Held For Taking Bribe To Countersign Death Insurance Claim

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.

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.

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