Drug officer's services terminated after bribe arrest

Drug Control Officer Tarun Bhardwaj's services were terminated by the department after his arrest for accepting a bribe. Bhardwaj was apprehended by the ACB on May 15 for demanding and accepting a bribe from a medical store operator. The case was registered under corruption charges. The termination order was issued by Additional Chief Secretary of the Health Department, Sudhir Rajpal. Bhardwaj was caught red-handed accepting ₹30,000 as part of a ₹1 lakh bribe.