Pharmacist gets 2-yr RI for graft
Rourkela: The special judge (vigilance) in Sundargarh on Saturday sentenced a former pharmacist to two years of rigorous imprisonment on charges of corruption.
Sanat Kumar Mohanty (55), who was a pharmacist at the community health centre (CHC) in Gurundia, and is currently employed at Khairtola PHC, was found guilty under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
The charges against Mohanty included demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1,200 from a complainant, Jaura Oram, in exchange for providing better medicines for his mother. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Mohanty.TNN
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