2 hosp staffers take bribe to clear kidney transplant file,
A social officer attached to a state-run hospital in Mumbai and a coordinator with a private facility were arrested Monday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 80,000 to facilitate clearance of the file of a patient in need of kidney transplant, the ACB said Tuesday.
The accused duo had demanded Rs 1.50 lakh from the family members of the patient, but had settled for Rs 80,000, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (AVB) official said.
They are identified as Tushar Savarkar (34), a social service branch officer of JJ Hospital, and Sachin Salve (32), a co-coordinator with a private hospital located in suburban Mahim.
The duo were arrested while accepting the amount from a family member of the patient who is currently undergoing treatment for renal failure in the private hospital, an ACB (Anti-Corruption Bureau) official said.
"The patient is on dialysis and wanted to undergo a renal transplant surgery," he said.
The patient had found a donor in his brother-in-law, but needed an ...