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Uttarakhand Doctor Arrested for Allegedly Accepting Rs 5,000 Bribe for Disability Certificate
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News18•29-09-2026, 23:15
Uttarakhand Doctor Arrested for Allegedly Accepting Rs 5,000 Bribe for Disability Certificate
- •Dr. Ankur Thakur, an orthopaedic surgeon at Rudraprayag District Hospital, was arrested by the Uttarakhand Vigilance Department.
- •He was apprehended while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000.
- •The complaint stated that Dr. Thakur demanded the money to issue a disability certificate.
- •The Vigilance Department set a trap after verifying the complaint and caught him in the act.
- •A case has been registered against the doctor under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
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Dr Ankur Thakur, an orthopaedic surgeon at Rudraprayag District Hospital, was arrested by the Uttarakhand Vigilance Department for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 in exchange for issuing a disability certificate.
A case has been registered against Dr Ankur Thakur under the Prevention of Corruption Act following his arrest by the vigilance department.
At the time of his arrest, Dr Ankur Thakur worked as an orthopaedic surgeon at the Rudraprayag District Hospital in Uttarakhand.
