Govt doc, nurse jailed for taking bribe
Rajiv.Kalkod@timesgroup.com
Tumakuru: 16.08.2021
A special court in Tumakuru on Friday sentenced a government doctor to seven- year simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 20,000 for accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 from a patient and refusing to discharge her until the amount was paid.
The court also sentenced a nurse, who acted on behalf of the doctor and accepted money from the family members of the patient, to threeyear simple imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 10,000. The orders were passed by VIIth Additional District and Sessions Court and Special Court for Prevention of Corruption Act Judge S Sudindranath. Dr K Mamata and HS Gangamma, the nurse, have been sent to Tumakuru district prison.
Lokayukta police had trapped the duo on September 8, 2014 inside Kunigal government hospital while accepting the bribe. The patient’s family members had already paid Rs 6,000, but Mamata demanded Rs 4,000 more while refusing to discharge Jayamma. Mamata had demanded Rs 10,000 to operate Jayamma, a widow and farmer from Kunigal, for uterus-related issues in the first week of September 2014. Jayamma’s daughter Nandini had sold their cow to arrange the amount.
Public prosecutor N Basavaraj said the recorded conversation between Nandini and Mamata played a vital role in establishing the allegations. “Nandini had recorded the conversation with Dr Mamata. In one such call, Mamata shouted at her for the delay in paying the balance amount. She also warned Nandini that she would not discharge her mother until they pay the whole amount,” Basavaraj said.
The doctor had taken Rs 4,000 from a poor patient and refused to discharge her after surgery for failing to pay more
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