Pregnant woman refused admission for not paying bribe

A woman in Shamli district, Uttar Pradesh was refused admission at government health centre as she did not pay a bribe to its staff

A woman experiencing labour pain was allegedly refused admission into a government health centre by its staff for not giving Rs 5,000 as bribe in Shamli district.

The family of the woman, Bina, alleged that on Saturday, she was brought to the health centre in Jhinjhana town after experiencing labour pain. The staff there demanded Rs 5,000 and they refused to admit her without it, the family alleged.

The family then brought Bina to a hospital in Shamli, they said.

The superintendent of the government health centre, Shashikant said that strict action would be taken against those responsible after an inquiry into the matter.