UP Govt doctor, wife among 4 arrested for extorting police recruits
Mathura: In an Anti-Corruption crackdown, a government doctor, his private practitioner wife, a pharmacist, and a driver were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly extorting money from police recruitment candidates by threatening them with medical disqualification.
The arrest was made at a private hospital run under the name of the doctor’s wife.
Authorities seized Rs 1.3 lakh in cash and six mobile phones found in the possession of the doctor.
According to the PTI report, the doctor's wife allegedly tried to destroy evidence from the mobile phones, but all devices were seized in time and sent for forensic examination, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shlok Kumar said.
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The doctor, who was posted as an Emergency Medical Officer at the district hospital, was part of the medical panel overseeing the physical and health assessment of police constable recruits.
The ACB had received complaints that he, along with his wife, pharmacist, and driver Jaipal, was extorting money from candidates by threatening them with medical disqualification.
As per a media report in The Indian Express, Police said the medical tests were scheduled between April 22 and May 10, with over 1,000 candidates expected to undergo the examination.
Police added that during the operation, in a bid to destroy evidence, Prabhakar’s wife reportedly locked herself inside the house, took documents related to the incident into the bathroom, set them on fire, and flushed the remnants down the drain.
A joint raid was conducted by the ACB and the Highway Police Station team at the couple’s private hospital, where they were caught accepting bribes from candidates.
All four were produced in court and sent to judicial custody, the officer said, reports PTI.
Authorities are now trying to determine how many candidates were extorted and how much money was collected in all. They are also identifying other victims.
Kumar said the doctor was immediately removed from the police recruitment medical panel, which has now been reconstituted.
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