ECHS scam Another hospital in the dock

  • | Sunday | 22nd August, 2021

Dr Ranju Nanda of Jeevan Jot Hospital has been booked for fraud forgery and criminal conspiracy following a complaint by Brigadier MD Upadhyay Station Commander (Headquarters) Amritsar Cantonment. According to information the ECHS cell of the Amritsar cantonment received a complaint against Jeevan Jot Hospital alleging that the hospital authorities raised fake bill or forged diagnostic reports of beneficiaries (six ex-servicemen). On the recommendations of board of officers a complaint was forwarded to the police for registration of an FIR against the hospital authorities. In October 2020 a similar scam surfaced and the Cantonment police had booked 24 persons including doctors hospital owners of six private hospitals besides several ex-servicemen following a complaint by Brig Upadhyay. The hospitals and the lab which were de-empanelled in June included Verma Hospital Neelkanth Hospital Life Kare Hospital Gupta Multi-specialty Hospital Akashdeep Neuro Trauma and Multi SS Hospital Madaan Hospital and Nijjar Scan and Diagnostic Centre.

PK Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar August 21 Close on the heels of the Defence Ministry disempanelling seven hospitals and a laboratory in Amritsar for their alleged involvement in the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) scam in which huge amounts of government funds were bungled on the basis of fake medical claims the police have booked an owner of a private hospital on similar charges. Dr Ranju Nanda of Jeevan Jot Hospital has been booked for fraud forgery and criminal conspiracy following a complaint by Brigadier MD Upadhyay Station Commander (Headquarters) Amritsar Cantonment. According to information the ECHS cell of the Amritsar cantonment received a complaint against Jeevan Jot Hospital alleging that the hospital authorities raised fake bill or forged diagnostic reports of beneficiaries (six ex-servicemen). Following this a court of inquiry was ordered. On the recommendations of board of officers a complaint was forwarded to the police for registration of an FIR against the hospital authorities. Dr Nanda has been accused of showing fake admission of Manjit Kaur mother of Havildar Dilbagh Singh from August 30 to September 9 2019 and again from April 12 2020 to April 24 2020. Brig Upadhyay pointed out that the accused was found to be involved in raising false claims on forged diagnostic reports of six ex-servicemen beneficiaries identified as Pargat Singh Piar Kaur Kashmir Kaur Jasbir Kaur Dharam Singh and Amrik Singh. The Sadar police have registered a case under Sections 420 465 467 468 471 and 120-B of the IPC against Dr Nanda. In October 2020 a similar scam surfaced and the Cantonment police had booked 24 persons including doctors hospital owners of six private hospitals besides several ex-servicemen following a complaint by Brig Upadhyay. More than 200-page report was submitted to the police. Around 12 persons were arrested while the remaining procured interim bail from the high court. The hospitals and the lab which were de-empanelled in June included Verma Hospital Neelkanth Hospital Life Kare Hospital Gupta Multi-specialty Hospital Akashdeep Neuro Trauma and Multi SS Hospital Madaan Hospital and Nijjar Scan and Diagnostic Centre.

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