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POL1 sourceIN ×118 SEPT 2026 14:00 IST

Health Officer Suspended for Paying Salary to Daughter for False Attendance

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District Health and Family Welfare Officer Rajakumar Yaragal has been suspended for facilitating salary payments to his daughter, Ankita Yaragal, who maintained fraudulent attendance records.

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Through the Reader lens: Rajakumar Yaragal, the District Health and Family Welfare Officer in Bagalkote, has been suspended following allegations of official misconduct. His daughter, Ankita Yaragal, reportedly claimed full-time attendance at a clinic while simultaneously attending classes at a medical college between March and July 2025. The authorities initiated the suspension after reports surfaced of her receiving a monthly salary of ₹75,000 for the period despite not fulfilling her duties at the clinic. An official investigation into the matter is now pending.

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All filed from IndiaNamed India · IN-KA · Ankita Yaragal · Bagalkote · Namma Clinic · S.N. Medical College · Department of Health and Family Welfare · Gurudatta Hegde · Rajakumar Yaragal

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