Ahmedabad: Pharmacy Manager Booked for Allegedly Diverting ₹1.42 Lakh in Patients’ Medicine Payments
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A pharmacy store manager at a private hospital in Vastrapur has been booked for allegedly diverting ₹1.42 lakh paid by more than 50 patients for medicines into his personal account and later selling a mobile phone belonging to the pharmacy, police said.
According to the complaint filed at Vastrapur Police Station on Wednesday, the alleged transactions took place between June 13 and September 7.
Irregularities Come to Light
The complainant, a 37-year-old chief operating officer at Parth Hospital, said the accused, Himanshubhai Kirtikumar Gajjar, had been working as the pharmacy store manager for around three months. The pharmacy is operated by Bharatbhai Jethabhai Pithiya.
The alleged irregularity came to light on Tuesday evening after a relative of a doctor associated with the hospital allegedly informed the complainant that Gajjar was accepting medicine payments in his personal account. The information was subsequently conveyed to the hospital management.
Google Pay Records Under Scanner
The complainant said Gajjar was called to the hospital and questioned about the allegations. When asked to produce a mobile phone issued by the pharmacy, he allegedly told the management that he had sold the device.
A subsequent check of Google Pay transaction records allegedly showed that payments totalling ₹1.42 lakh made by more than 50 patients for medicines between June 13 and September 7 had been credited to Gajjar's personal account without the pharmacy's knowledge.
Pharmacy Mobile Phone Also Allegedly Sold
The pharmacy also alleged that a Samsung Galaxy mobile phone valued at around ₹5,000, belonging to it, was sold by the accused.
The total alleged loss has been estimated at ₹1.47 lakh. The complaint alleges breach of trust and seeks a detailed probe into the transactions and disposal of the handset.
Police said the investigation will include verification of digital payment records, patient transactions and the ownership and disposal of the mobile phone. The allegations are subject to investigation.
