Nine people, including two doctors, were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday in a major racket was busted at Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital.
Those arrested are accused of indulging in corruption by taking bribes from patients and medical representatives.
The corruption was taking place through five modules:
Supply of stents and other medical needs
Supply of a particular brand of stents
Supply of medical equipment in labs
Admission of patients in exchange for bribe
Issuance of fake medical certificates
The two arrested doctors have been identified as Parvathgouda, Assistant Professor, Cardiology Department and Ajay Raj, Professor, Cardiology Department. Both worked at the RML Hospital and were allegedly caught taking bribes.
Among seven others arrested, one has been identified as Rajnish Kumar, a senior lab in-charge at the central government-run hospital.
