Hospital asst superintendent held for accepting Rs 10,000

An assistant superintendent of district hospital has been arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 10,000 from a staff nurse, the ACB said today.

The accused, Nitin Kohat (39), had allegedly demanded money from the nurse for approving the full salary of her Earned Leave (EL), it stated.

Kohat had initially sought Rs 15000 from the nurse but later settled for Rs 10000, as per the ACB.

Kohat was arrested from the hospital this afternoon. He has been booked under various sections of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988.