The Special Police Establishment (SPE) of the Lokayukta nabbed Head of Department of Forensic Medicine Department of Gandhi Medical College accepting Rs 40,000 cash for not failing the victim PG student doctor in final year examinations.
According to the lokayukta officials, the accused, HOD Dr. Murali Lalwani was caught accepting bribe of Rs 40,000 from victim Dr. Yashpal Yadav Singh who is pursuing final year PG from Lalwani’s department.
The victim was forced and threatened to provide Rs 1.5 lakh for passing him in final year examinations of PG which he is pursuing from GMC. The accused was aware that the money which was around Rs 1.5 lakh which was paid for post mortem legal work by the department to the victim was in his bank account and he threatened victim to provide money and failing to provide money would result in his failure in final year exams of PG.
The victim decided to lodge complaint with the Special Police Establishment (SPE) of the Lokayukta and lodged complaint. In his complaint victim stated that two other doctors Dr. Ashok Yadav and Dr. Sanjay Jain who are pusruing PG from Lalwani’s department were also forced to meet the same demanded.
On Sunday it was decided to pay part payment of Rs 40,000 of the total demanded bribe and when the accused was accepting bribe Lokayukta officials caught him. The trap was done at the office of the accused in GMC.
The Lokayukta police has registered a case against the accused Dr. Murali Lalwani under the Prevention of Corruption Act and started investigating the case.