Gurgaon: Anti-corruption bureau (ACB) on Monday arrested Nuh’s deputy civil surgeon and district PNDT nodal officer, Dr Manpreet Tewatia, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000.The arrest was made around 2pm near a brick kiln at Punhana-Shikrawa Mod following a trap laid by ACB based on a complaint filed by a man, Taufeeq, who runs Labuja Hospital on Pema Road in Punhana.According to officials, a health department team had raided the hospital on June 4 and found several irregularities. Following the inspection, the hospital was sealed and a case was registered against Taufeeq at Punhana City police station.Taufeeq subsequently approached ACB, alleging that Dr Tewatia had demanded Rs 50,000 to facilitate the removal of the hospital seal and settle the matter. “After verifying the complaint, the ACB team planned the operation,” an official said.As part of the operation, the complainant handed over chemically treated currency notes to Dr Tewatia near Punhana-Shikrawa Mod on Monday afternoon. The ACB team, stationed nearby, apprehended the officer immediately after he allegedly accepted the money.Officials said a hand-wash test was conducted at the spot, during which the solution turned pink, indicating contact with the chemical applied to the currency notes.“The accused officer was taken into custody and brought to Gurgaon for further legal proceedings,” an official said. ACB officials said Dr Tewatia will be produced before a court, and further investigation is being carried out under the provisions of The Prevention of Corruption Act.
