A case has been registered against three doctors for allegedly obtaining Rs 4.75 lakh from the Chief Minister's Medical Assistance Fund by forging documents and patient records at a hospital in Maharashtra바카라s Thane district, officials said.
In a statement on Saturday evening, the CM바카라s office called the alleged crime deeply disturbing, saying the fund is meant to support the treatment of underprivileged patients.
Considering the seriousness of the matter, the Economic Offences Wing has taken over the probe into the case, it said.
The case was registered on April 17 under sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 471 (use of forged documents as genuine) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code for the fraud that took place between May and July 2023, an official from the Khadakpada police station said on Saturday.
The CM바카라s office said the accused, Dr Anudurg Dhone (45), Dr Pradeep Bapu Patil (41) and Dr Ishwar Pawar, allegedly fabricated admission and treatment records for 13 non-existent patients at Ganpati Multi-Speciality Hospital in Ambivili, Mohane.
Fake documents, including records of surgeries and treatment, were submitted to claim Rs 4.75 lakh from the CM바카라s Medical Assistance Fund, the release said.
바카라The accused created an elaborate web of forged medical documents to show as if real patients were treated, and even manufactured operation and treatment records,바카라 said a police official.
The fraud came to light on July 11, 2023, when irregularities were noticed in two major cases in which Rs 3.7 lakh was sanctioned for the treatment of 바카라Arvind Solkhi바카라 for a brain ailment and Rs 3.1 lakh for 바카라Bhagwan Bhadane바카라 for similar treatment, the CM바카라s Office said.
However, inquiries showed the patients were admitted to hospitals different from those mentioned in their applications.
When authorities visited Ganpati hospital, where Bhadane was admitted, they found it in a very poor condition. Dr Dhone of the hospital, when asked to present documentation, fled under the pretext of picking up his child from school, said the release from the CM바카라s Office.
바카라Subsequent inquiries revealed that Dr Dhone, when summoned to the Chief Minister바카라s Secretariat on July 17, 2023, failed to appear. In his statement, he implicated Dr Pawar and Dr Patil as facilitators who helped him get the hospital listed on the government panel," it said.
바카라Alarmingly, the contact details listed in the applications were traced back to Pawar and Patil 바카라 not the patients or their families,바카라 said the release.
CM Relief Fund Cell head Rameshwar Naik said there will be zero tolerance for fraudsters exploiting government welfare schemes.
바카라Strictest possible action will be taken against the guilty,바카라 Naik said.
