PMJAY beneficiaries’ deaths: 6 premises raided in Ahmedabad

A time aft the full probe into the alleged racket was transferred to the Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) from Vastrapur Police connected Monday, the Crime Branch formed six teams to hunt for and apprehend 4 of the 5 accused who are allegedly absconding from the constabulary since November 13, erstwhile the 3 FIRs were filed.

While 1 FIR was filed connected behalf of the Gujarat government, 2 were lodged by the families of the deceased, Mahesh Girdhar Barot (52) and Nagar Moti Senma (75).

Chairman Kartik Jasu Patel, CEO Chirag Hirasingh Rajput, Director Rajshree Pradeep Kothari, and Bariatric Surgeon Dr Sanjay Mulji Patolia, each directors of the hospital’s holding institution Ahmedabad Bariatrics and Cosmetics Pvt Ltd, person been untraceable for the past six days.

The constabulary team, including 3 inspector-rank officers, conducted raids connected six premises connected Tuesday, including Khyati Multispeciality Hospital connected SG Highway, residence of arrested accused Dr Prashant Prakash Vazirani, residence of Patel successful Bopal, location of Dr Patolia successful Thaltej, location of Rajput successful Makarba, and residence of Kothari successful Thaltej areas of Ahmedabad, confirmed DCP (Crime) Ajit Rajian.

The constabulary teams are said to person recovered registers, pen drives, and integer documents and seized them for investigation. Patel, who the constabulary judge to beryllium successful Australia, is simply a builder and proprietor of the Khyati Group of Companies. He is said to beryllium progressive successful the absorption of astatine slightest 16 firm entities. Kothari is the woman of businessman Pradeep Ravichandra Kothari, who owns Future Tyres Pvt Ltd, and has been a Director successful the hospital’s holding institution since September 20, 2014.
Dr Patolia, who co-founded Asian Bariatrics and remained with the infirmary erstwhile it was sold and renamed Khyati Multispeciality Hospital, has been a bariatric surgeon for implicit 2 decades.

CEO Rajput was the look of Khyati Multispeciality Hospital, being contiguous connected the premises connected November 13, conscionable hours earlier the 3 FIRs were filed successful the night. Dr Vazirani, the lone accused to beryllium arrested successful this case, was apprehended connected November 13 and remanded to 7-day constabulary custody the adjacent day. He remains successful constabulary custody arsenic connected Tuesday.

Dr Vazirani is accused of being complicit successful the transgression conspiracy to allegedly cheat the authorities exchequer by performing these unnecessary surgeries to marque illicit fiscal summation nether the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana -Mukhyamantri Amrutum (PMJAY-MA) scheme.