BHOPAL: The anti-corruption branch (ACB) of the CBI on Saturday arrested a deputy director of AIIMS-Bhopal on alleged bribe charges.
Accused Dhirendra Pratap Singh — who is posted with the AIIMS administration wing — was caught redhanded accepting Rs 1 lakh, CBI officers said.
The ACB had received a complaint that Singh was demanding Rs 2 lakh to clear a pending bill of Rs 40 lakh from a medicine supplier and was causing ‘undue delay’ in sanctioning it while pressing for the bribe. After initial verification, the complainant was sent with dye-laced currency of Rs 1 lakh.
Singh reportedly asked him to meet him outside a restaurant near Shahpura police station. As soon as Singh received the money, he was surrounded by the CBI team, led by DSP Atul Hajela. Inspectors Satish Barwal, Vijay Mehra, Sunil Gupta and Shilpa Sharma and sub-inspector Deep Sharma were part of the team.
CBI probing multiple irregularities at AIIMS
Singh’s residence and office were searched after his arrest. He will be produced in court on Sunday, said a CBI statement.
Sources say CBI has been investigating multiple complaints against AIIMSBhopal, including allegations of irregularities in recruitment.
Insiders claim there is a dearth of life saving medicines at the emergency unit. An ongoing tussle between a section of the top level management on campus is causing concern.
