Crime branch takes over Khyati Hospital case, offices, houses of accused raided

The Ahmedabad crime branch led the investigation of the alleged PM-JAY scam at the Khyati Hospital as two of the patients died after angioplasty was performed on them. The crime branch collected the relevant documents from Vastrapur police on Tuesday.

This comes exactly a week after the arrest of one of the accused Dr Prashant Vazirani. 

A total of six teams of crime branch initiated a search to nab other accused. Raids were initiated at the offices of Dr Sanjay Patoliya, Rajshri Kothari, and CEO Chirag Rajput.

The crime branch seized 20 files, 6 registers, operation theatre registers, 4 pen drives, CPU, and digital documents.

On the other hand, Vastrapur police station Personal Security Officer Lal Singh was suspended after Vazirani’s wife was allowed to bring a meal for the accused. 

Rural SP and high-ranking officials from the Gandhinagar Health Department visited the police station in the morning and conducted a three-hour investigation.

General practitioners win big commissions

It has come to light that many private multispeciality hospitals engage in irregularities and make a profit.

A syndicated fraud has been carried out by the general practitioners of clinics in the village and mediators, according to sources. 

These mediators send people of the village to private hospitals for ‘better treatment’ using the PM-JAY scheme and get huge benefits.

The mediators and general practitioners on the other hand get lofty commissions including cash, electronic appliances, and even foreign tour packages.

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