Punjab: Additional Sessions Judge Ajit Pal Singh on Thursday sentenced former civil hospital employee Dharamvir to five years rigorous imprisonment in a three-year-old bribery case. Sources said the complainant Ravinder Kumar used to run a canteen at Civil Hospital Fazilka. He used to provide free diet to pregnant women under the Janani Suraksha Seva programme under the government’s National Health Mission. Accountant Dharamvir demanded bribe from the complainant to clear bills related to the supply of diet. The complainant approached the Vigilance Bureau and the suspect was caught red-handed while accepting bribe in 2022. An FIR was registered at the Ferozepur Vigilance Bureau police station on April 29, 2022.
