VIGILANCE BUREAU ARRESTS ROOPNAGAR CIVIL SURGEON
Accused used to take bribes from his subordinate doctors
Chandigarh March 15 – The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has arrested Dr. Parminder Kumar, Civil Surgeon (Retd.), Roopnagar for coercing his subordinate doctors to give bribes in the form of cash and kind.
An official spokesperson of the state VB disclosed today that they have registered this case following verification of a complaint lodged by Dr. Naresh Kumar on the Chief Minister Anti-Corruption Helpline.
He further added that during the investigation of this complaint, the VB found that the above-mentioned Civil Surgeon used to harass his subordinate doctors through the issuance of unnecessary show-cause notices, unauthorized orders for deputation, etc., in order to extort money from them as bribes. During a meeting on 21.10.2021, it was established that the accused demanded bribes from the doctors, and Dr. Tarsem Singh gave him Rs. 10,000. Moreover, he also received Rs. 20,000 each from Dr. Satwinder Pal and Dr. Vikrant Saroa, as well as compelled the complainant to pay the electricity bill of Rs. 2,764 for his residential quarter. Apart from the above, Dr. Parminder Kumar’s regular expenses did not match his carry-home salary.
In this regard, the police station VB range Ludhiana has registered FIR No. 14, dated 15.03.2024, against Dr. Parminder Kumar under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Further investigation into this case is under progress, he added.
