FIR against gynaecologist, ward boy for demanding bribe for caesarean section

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Lokayukta caught a gynaecologist and a ward boy at Yelahanka General Hospital while accepting a bribe to conduct a caesarean operation on a 20-yearold pregnant woman.

The doctor is the Head of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department at the hospital who is alleged to have demanded a bribe from the family of the woman in advanced stages of pregnancy.

According to sources, the incident took place on July 15 when the woman was experiencing labour pain and visited the hospital with her husband for delivery. When the husband was about to admit his wife to the hospital, the ward boy asked him to pay Rs 15,000 on behalf of the doctor.

The ward boy alleged that the bribe was required for the doctor to perform a C-section on the woman. However, the husband did not have enough money to pay the bribe. Therefore, he started bargaining and the amount was brought down to Rs 11,000.

After careful observation, a visitor at the hospital took note of the incident and informed the Lokayukta. Based on the tip-off, Lokayukta directed the police team to visit the hospital for confirmation.

Lokayukta's Bengaluru City Unit's Deputy Superintendent of Police Pradeep Kumar led a team to the hospital and investigated the matter and recorded a conversation between the doctor and the patient's husband.

The cops returned the money to the husband and took up a case against the doctor and the ward boy. Later obtaining the opinion of legal experts, the Lokayukta police registered an FIR against the accused.