New Delhi: The CBI has filed a chargesheet against Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital cardiologist Parvatagouda Channappagouda, middlemen and surgical equipment suppliers in connection with alleged bribery in recommending their stents and other paraphernalia for surgery, officials said on Wednesday .
Apart from assistant professor Parvatagouda, the CBI also named equipment suppliers Naresh Nagpal of Nagpal Technologies, Abrar Ahmed of Scienmed, Biotroniks sales manager Akarshan Gulati and his colleague Monika Sinha, among others.
In its charge sheet filed before a special CBI court here within 60 days of busting the alleged bribery racket at RML Hospital, the agency invoked section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code and the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Law relating to bribery. , they said.
The CBI dismantled the network operating at multiple levels in the hospital on May 9, arresting nine people, including Parvatagouda.
The CBI also arrested cardiology professor Ajay Raj, employees Bhuval Jaiswal and Sanjay Kumar, hospital cath lab in-charge Rajnish Kumar, middleman Vikas Kumar and medical equipment suppliers Naresh Nagpal of Nagpal Technologies, Bharat Singh Dalal of Bharti Medical Technologies and Abrar Ahmed of Scienmed.
The investigation into the role of other accused is still ongoing and the agency may file additional chargesheets in the case, they said.
The CBI FIR had alleged that Parvatagouda was collecting kickbacks from medical equipment and stent suppliers to recommend their products to patients undergoing treatment at the government hospital.
Parvatagouda had allegedly asked medical providers to pay the bribes he was due to receive as soon as possible. On May 2, he asked Nagpal to pay a bribe of Rs 2.48 lakh, which the latter assured him he would do, according to the CBI.
The CBI claimed that Parvatagouda also asked Ahmed on April 23 to pay all bribes as soon as possible because he was going on a summer vacation to Europe. The CBI has alleged that Ahmed had earlier made the payment of Rs 1.95 lakh into an account operated by Parvatagouda's father Basant Gauda in March.
He allegedly made a similar demand to another medical provider, Akarshan Gulati, who told the doctor that one of his employees would make the payments. Parvatagouda contacted the employee and asked her to pay Rs 36,000 through UPI and the rest in cash, the probe agency said.
Apart from assistant professor Parvatagouda, the CBI also named equipment suppliers Naresh Nagpal of Nagpal Technologies, Abrar Ahmed of Scienmed, Biotroniks sales manager Akarshan Gulati and his colleague Monika Sinha, among others.
In its charge sheet filed before a special CBI court here within 60 days of busting the alleged bribery racket at RML Hospital, the agency invoked section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code and the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Law relating to bribery. , they said.
The CBI dismantled the network operating at multiple levels in the hospital on May 9, arresting nine people, including Parvatagouda.
The CBI also arrested cardiology professor Ajay Raj, employees Bhuval Jaiswal and Sanjay Kumar, hospital cath lab in-charge Rajnish Kumar, middleman Vikas Kumar and medical equipment suppliers Naresh Nagpal of Nagpal Technologies, Bharat Singh Dalal of Bharti Medical Technologies and Abrar Ahmed of Scienmed.
The investigation into the role of other accused is still ongoing and the agency may file additional chargesheets in the case, they said.
The CBI FIR had alleged that Parvatagouda was collecting kickbacks from medical equipment and stent suppliers to recommend their products to patients undergoing treatment at the government hospital.
Parvatagouda had allegedly asked medical providers to pay the bribes he was due to receive as soon as possible. On May 2, he asked Nagpal to pay a bribe of Rs 2.48 lakh, which the latter assured him he would do, according to the CBI.
The CBI claimed that Parvatagouda also asked Ahmed on April 23 to pay all bribes as soon as possible because he was going on a summer vacation to Europe. The CBI has alleged that Ahmed had earlier made the payment of Rs 1.95 lakh into an account operated by Parvatagouda's father Basant Gauda in March.
He allegedly made a similar demand to another medical provider, Akarshan Gulati, who told the doctor that one of his employees would make the payments. Parvatagouda contacted the employee and asked her to pay Rs 36,000 through UPI and the rest in cash, the probe agency said.
