Rajasthan ACB arrests Dungarpur PHC medical officer Dr. Amit Parmar in bribery trap
Rajasthan's Anti-Corruption Bureau says it caught a medical officer at the Jhauthari primary health centre in Dungarpur taking a Rs 1,000 bribe to prepare a medico-legal certificate.
Key points
- Rajasthan's Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested a medical officer at PHC Jhauthari, Dungarpur, on 12 November 2026, it said.
- The ACB alleges he demanded Rs 10,000 for a medico-legal certificate and was caught accepting Rs 1,000.
- The ACB will register a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act; the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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Dr. Amit Parmar, medical officer at the primary health centre (PHC) in Jhauthari, Dungarpur district, was arrested on 12 November 2026 while accepting a bribe of Rs 1,000, according to Rajasthan's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). The ACB alleges he had demanded Rs 10,000 to prepare a medico-legal certificate for a complainant in a police case.
What Happened
According to the ACB's press note, the complainant gave a written complaint to the bureau's Dungarpur unit. The complainant said that during the investigation of an FIR over an assault, registered at the Chaurasi police station in Dungarpur district, the police issued a requisition for a medico-legal certificate (MLC), the medical report police rely on in injury cases. When the complainant reached PHC Jhauthari with it, the medical officer allegedly asked for tests to be done in Dungarpur and demanded Rs 10,000 for preparing the MLC, the ACB said.
The ACB said it verified the demand as its rules require. During verification, the accused allegedly agreed to accept Rs 2,000 and took Rs 1,000 from the complainant, according to the bureau. On 12 November 2026, an ACB Dungarpur team laid a trap and caught him accepting Rs 1,000 from the complainant, the ACB said.
The bureau said questioning and further action are under way, and that it will register a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act and investigate further.
These are allegations, not findings of guilt; the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court, and due process continues.
What It Means
A medico-legal certificate is part of the record in an assault case, and patients and complainants are entitled to it from a government doctor without paying a bribe. The ACB's note also says that anyone against whom a case is registered may approach the bureau directly to give their side, and that the bureau decides on its investigation only after examining it.
Anyone asked for a bribe by a public servant in Rajasthan can call the ACB's toll-free number 1064 or its WhatsApp helpline 94135-02834, which the bureau says work round the clock. Oquilia's guide lists every state's anti-corruption helpline: https://www.oquilia.com/report-a-bribe
Source: Rajasthan ACB press note
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Sources & Citations
- Rajasthan ACB press note — Anti-Corruption Bureau, Rajasthan