TV sting op: Varsity registrar suspended on bribery charge

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Press Trust of India Thiruvananthapuram
Last Updated : Feb 01 2015 | 6:05 PM IST
The Registrar of Kerala University of Health and Allied Sciences was today suspended after a sting operation by a Malayalam television channel showed him allegedly taking bribe from a contractor.
Within hours of the "Mathrubhumi News" telecast the story, Health Minister V S Sivakumar sought a report on the issue and Registrar Iype Verghese was suspended by Vice-Chancellor Dr M K C Nair, an official release said here.
The channel showed the official allegedly receiving cash from a person who approached him posing as a bidder interested in securing some printing contracts for the university.
An inquiry had been ordered into the allegations against the official and the Health Secretary asked to submit a detailed report.
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First Published: Feb 01 2015 | 6:05 PM IST

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