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HP: Arrest of DHS, purchase of medical supplies under scanner

Shimla, May 23(UNI) Following the arrest of Director Health Service on corruption charges, the state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau is probing the purchase of medical supplies made by the directorate of health services in the last four months, a member of investigating unit confirmed on Saturday.
SP Ms Shalini Agnihotri from the bureau's special investigation unit said that various medical equipments and supplies were procured from multiple vendors spread across several states. We have reasons to believe that there was corruption in the procurement of various supplies from February on wards," she said .
Dr AK Gupta, director of health services, was arrested on allegations of bribery on Wednesday after an audio clip went viral among a network of people and also reached bureau officials. He was questioned for several hours by the bureau before being placed under arrest, ADGP Mr Anurag Garg said.
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