The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Monday arrested two health workers from Janakpur for allegedly soliciting bribes from the public for administering vaccines against COVID-19.
The vaccines are provided free of cost by the government.
According to CIAA, Ajay Kumar Shah, a health assistant working at the Mahottari Health Post, had employed Krishna Kumar Yadav, a student studying as Health Assistant, and demanded a bribe of Rs 20,000 each from the service recipients for administering the anti-COVID jabs.
Officers from CIAA’s Tangal team arrested the duo with the bribe amount from New Bus Park of Janakpur Sub-Metropolis-7.
The duo were reportedly administering J&J vaccine in return for Rs 20,000 per jab.
CIAA Spokesperson Narayan Prasad Risal said that further investigation into the case was underway.
