India, July 26 -- A Special Vigilance Court in Odisha's Sundargarh district today convicted a doctor in a bribery case, registered against him 10 years ago.
The court sentenced convict Patita Paban Barik, the in-charge medical officer of Gurandi Community health Centre (CHC) in Gajapati district, to five years of rigorous imprisonment.
It also imposed a penalty of Rs 20,000 on Barik. Non-payment of the penalty amount would invite further jail term for six months.
As per the case records, Barik, during his tenure as in-charge medical officer of Gurundia CHC in Sundargarh, had demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 from the owner of a vehicle, engaged in the hospital, to sign the logbook for processing of the hiring charges.
The vehicle owner had ...