DW BUREAU / CHANDIGARH Aiming to check the corrupt practices in the state, Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Tuesday busted a racket by arresting three officials of health department who were found to be indulged in issuing fake disability certificates, dope tests and medico-legal reports (MLRs). Disclosing this here today, Chief Director-Cum-ADGP Vigilance Bureau BK Uppal said the VB has carried out an operation after getting information under which Lab Technician Vijay Kumar, Pharmacists Darshan Singh and Finance-cum-Logistic officer (FLO) Tejinder Pal Sharma have been arrested. They were indulged in unfair practices by issuing fake disability certificates, dope test reports, and MLRs. "During the investigation, it was found that these officials of Civil Hospital Mansa were taking hefty bribes from the people to change their types of injuries as well as issuing forged negative dope test reports and fake physically disabled certificates. These employees have established links with the owners of the private hospitals and private/government doctors," he revealed. Uppal further informed that whosoever came for treatment at Civil Hospital Mansa were being referred to private hospitals and charged bribes from the owners of private hospitals. Apart from this, it was found that in connivance with the closely known doctors, they also took their share of bribe from private hospitals for referring the patients under Ayushman Bharat scheme (Universal Health Scheme). He revealed that these employees have collected Rs. 10,000 from each person for changing the positive dope test report into negative for the purpose of making arms license. (editor@dailyworld.in)