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Anti-Corruption Bureau arrest Maharashtra doctor for taking Rs 4,500 bribe for abortion pill kit
Updated On: 04 June, 2026 09:27 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
The complainant wished to undergo a medical termination of pregnancy. When she approached Dr Madar at the state-run hospital on June 3, the doctor allegedly demanded a bribe of between Rs 4,000 and Rs 5,000 to issue a government-allotted medical kit containing the required abortion pills
The doctor was allegedly caught red-handed while accepting marked currency notes worth Rs 4,500 from the complainant. Representational pic
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a government medical officer posted in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4,500 from a pregnant woman in exchange for providing an abortion pill kit, officials said on Thursday, reported PTI.
The accused has been identified as 48-year-old Dr Kanchan Shirish Madar, a Class I medical officer posted at the Sub-District Hospital in Kamathe under Chiplun taluka in Ratnagiri.
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