Ferozepur, Feb. 15 -- The court of additional sessions judge has sentenced an accountant accountant-cum-cashier from civil hospital in Fazilka to five years of imprisonment for accepting a bribe of Rs.25,000. The convict, Dharamveer, has also been ordered to pay a fine of Rs.25,000 failure of which will result in an additional six months of imprisonment.

The case originated from a complaint filed on April 29, 2022, at the Punjab Vigilance Bureau police station in Ferozepur. The complainant, Ravinder Kumar, then operated a canteen within the hospital and provided free meals to pregnant women under Janani Suraksha Sewa Karyakaram scheme of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). "Dharamveer demanded a bribe to clear the bills related to ...