Govt medical college Dean held for accepting Rs 15,000 bribe

The Dean of city-based Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMCH) was today caught by ACB while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from a medicine supplier, an official said.

Minakshi Wahane has been placed under arrest and will be produced in a local court tomorrow.

She had allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 15,000 for clearing pending medical bills of the supplier, Superintendent of Police (ACB) Sanjay Darade told PTI.

The supplier approached the anti-graft agency which laid a trap and caught Wahane while accepting the bribe amount in her chamber, he said.

The Dean will be produced in a court tomorrow, Darade added.