The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case on 29.03.2023 against the accused on certain allegations including bribery and arrested a Neuro Surgeon at Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi & four others.
Names of arrested accused :
Dr. Manish Rawat Neuro Surgeon, Avnesh Patel, Manish Sharma, Deepak Khattar (Proprietor of Kanishka Surgical, New Delhi) and Kuldeep.
It was alleged that the Neuro Surgeon, Safdarjung hospital, New Delhi, in conspiracy with others(acting as middlemen) including private persons, Proprietor of a private(Surgical) Shop at New Delhi was indulging in illegal activities and taking money for giving medical advice & conducting surgery of the patients and bypassing laid down rules regarding treatment in Safdarjung hospital, New Delhi.
It was further alleged that the said Doctor directed the patients through these middlemen to purchase the instruments required for surgery from the Surgical Shop of said Proprietor.
It was also alleged that the accused compelled the patients to pay amount for those instrument higher than the actual price and used to get a share in the overbilling by the said shop.
It was further alleged that bribe of Rs 1,15,000, Rs.55,000 & Rs.30,000 were taken recently in three different instances from the attendants of patients of said Doctor through a private person(middleman) in the bank account of other private person. The same was allegedly done at the directions of said Doctor.
It was also alleged that the accused Doctor was laundering his illegally earned money through companies, being managed by a private person.
Searches were conducted at various places including at Delhi & Uttar Pradesh etc which led to recovery of incriminating documents, digital devices etc, the official note of CBI said.
The arrested accused will be produced today before the Competent at Delhi.
