Khyati hospital row: Five accused sent to Sabarmati Jail

The Ahmedabad Rural Court on Saturday sent five of the accused to jail in connection to the Khyati Multispeciality Hospital scam, where patients were subjected to angioplasty without needing it. The accused were presented in court as their remand was over.

They included CEO Chirag Rajput, Pratik Bhatt, Pankil Patel, Rahul Jain and Milind Patel.

The crime branch did not demand any further remand, therefore, the accused were sent to Sabarmati Jail. The judge also asked the accused if they had any complaints against the police, to which they replied in negative.

The investigation of the case was handed over to the crime branch earlier, reportedly after some of the important aspects were missing during the earlier remand of the accused.

Moreover, the coronary angioplasty and angiography reports of the two deceased patients were also found to be bogus, turning this scam into an economic fraud, too.

The accused collected government funds under the PM-JAY scheme for performing angioplasties on unaware patients, who did not require the procedure.

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