The special Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) court Judge A Gayathri Devi while delivering the judgement at Rajahmundry on March 19 convicted a Medical officer of Peddapuram area hospital and sentenced him to 3 years rigorous imprisonment and was fined Rs 6,000.

The ACB sleuths have caught Dr Gollapalli Vijaya Mohan red handed on 26 February 2007 while accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000 from the complainant Bayyapureddi Krishnamurty for issuing GPF non-drawal certificate to his wife, who retired as a nurse in Virava PHC while he was working as the Medical officer there.

The case was file under the supervision of Shakeela Banu additional SP and Sudhakar DSP of ACB Rajahmundry range. P Seshaiahl, special public prosecutor has conducted the prosecution.