Police carried out searches in his residence and seized related paperwork (Representational)
Shimla: The vigilance and anti-corruption bureau of Himachal Pradesh has arrested director of well being companies Ajay Kumar Gupta in an alleged corruption case, following which the state authorities suspended him, officers mentioned on Thursday.
Ajay Gupta was arrested by the State Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau (SV&ACB) late on Wednesday night time underneath the Prevention of Corruption Act, bureau superintendent of police (SP) Shalini Agnihotri mentioned.
He was arrested after a 43-second audio recording went viral wherein he purportedly asks for a bribe of Rs 5 lakh, the officers mentioned.
Ajay Gupta has been positioned underneath suspension by the state authorities after his arrest, a senior official mentioned.
He was produced earlier than a courtroom on Thursday. The courtroom remanded him to five-day judicial custody.
Ajay Gupta was later admitted to Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC). During his medical check-up, docs on the hospital discovered his diabetes and blood stress ranges irregular, Ms Agnihotri advised PTI.
Ms Agnihotri, who additionally heads the bureau’s Special Investigative Unit (SIU), mentioned searches had been carried out at Ajay Gupta’s workplace and residence underneath her supervision and paperwork had been seized.
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