A scandal grabbed eyeballs in mid-November 2024 where at Ahmedabad's Khyati Multispeciality Hospital multiple patients have died after doctors conducted an angioplasty on them to benefit from a government scheme.

On Friday night, Ahmedabad's crime branch team arrested Khyati hospital's director Kartik Patel, a prime accused in the case, at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVIP) who was absconding for several months.

Notably, the crime branch had already arrested CEO Rahul Jain, marketing manager Milind Patel from Udaipur, and CEO Chirag Rajput from Kheda. Two other accused, Pankit Patel and Pratik Bhatt were also arrested.

Dr Prashant Vazirnani, who was involved in admitting patient and wrongfully performing agioplasty under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) was arrested in November 2024.

Moreover, Rajkot's Sanjay Patoliya, another accused director involved in the scandal was also detained by the authorities.

Following the sudden deaths of citizens at Khyati hospital, investigations were launched against the directors and chairpersons of the Khyati Group. He had also applied for anticipatory bail, which was rejected, leaving him with no choice but to surrender eventually.

However, the prime accused, Patel, had been on the run for an extended period. Reports suggested that he had fled abroad.

Investigations revealed that the accused failed to take adequate precautions during patient treatments. This negligence is suspected to be responsible for the mysterious deaths of 112 patients. As a result, the Crime Branch and a team of medical experts have initiated a detailed inquiry.

It revealed that under the PM-JAY, 3,842 operations had been conducted at Khyati hospital over the past three years. Among them, 112 patients reportedly died during or after the surgeries.

The entire scandal came out after two patients from Borisana village lost their lives during angioplasty surgeries under PM-JAY at Khyati hospital in November 2024. 

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