KATHMANDU, Dec 14: Two health workers have been arrested for allegedly soliciting bribes from the people for the free vaccines provided by the government vaccines against the coronavirus.
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According to the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority, Ajay Kumar Shah, a health assistant working at Mahottari Health Post, had mobilized Krishna Kumar Yadav, a student studying as Health Assistant and demanded a bribe of Rs 20,000 from the service recipient.
A team from the Commission's Tangal team arrested him with a bribe from the new bus park of Janakpur Sub-Metropolis-7 on the basis of information that he had demanded bribe to provide the COVID-19 vaccine, which is available free of cost. Spokesperson Narayan Prasad Risal said that further investigation is underway.
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