Tout working for private hospital arrested at Saharsa

B N Singh Pappan

Saharsa : Police on August 5, 2018, late night, arrested a tout allegedly bringing patients to Surya Hospital, a private hospital at Saharsa, from Sadar Hospital campus for trying to persuade a patient to go to the private hospital located on Gandhi Path.

The patient was referred to Sadar Hospital, Saharsa, but the tout was telling his kin to take him to Surya Hospital instead. But, the patient’s attendant rejected his suggestion. But, the tout continued with effort after which the people preent there informed the Civil Surgeon (CS), Saharsa, Dr Shailendra Kumar Gupta.

CS Dr Gupta immediately directed the Hospital Manager Vinay Ranjan to reach Sadar Hospital and get the tout arrested. By the time Hospital Manager Ranjan reached Sadar Hospital, security guard had already detained the tout. Later on, Sadar police station cops reached there arrested the tout and were interrogating him.