AHMEDABAD: A special anti-corruption court on Saturday refused bail to Dr Upendra Patel, the in-charge RMO of Sola Civil Hospital, who was arrested by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) on corruption charges along with another doctor.
The Gujarat high court granted bail to Dr Shailesh Patel, who was in charge of hospital administration, and was also accused of accepting a bribe last month. The trial court has refused bail to Dr Upendra Patel even after the filing of the chargesheet after the district government pleader Praveen Trivedi submitted that he was caught red handed while accepting the bribe and his case is different from his co-accused’s.
In October, the two were arrested while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 8 lakh for sanctioning a canteen bill and for awarding catering contracts. The agency claimed that it had received a complaint from a contractor. The two allegedly demanded a 30% cut on the bill of Rs 1.18 crore, but settled for Rs 16 lakh.