Haryana veterinary surgeon gets 3 yrs jail in bribery case

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Last Updated : Sep 01 2015 | 7:07 PM IST
A veterinary surgeon in Haryana has been sentenced to three years of imprisonment in a bribery case by a local court here.
The Court of Additional Session Judge, Jind, also imposed a fine of Rs 4,000 on Rajesh Kumar, a veterinary surgeon in Animal Husbandry Department in Jind district's Khatkar village.
Kumar was caught by the Haryana Vigilance Bureau while accepting bribe of Rs 5,000 from a complainant in return of giving medical report of buffaloes for loan purpose in August 2013.
A case was earlier registered against Kumar on the basis of a raid conducted by the Vigilance Bureau.
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First Published: Sep 01 2015 | 7:07 PM IST

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