₹6-cr ‘bogus’ billing case: Role of 6 health officials being probed, says VB
Hindustan TimesThe role of six health officials at the civil hospital and other government hospitals is being looked into in connection with the “bogus billing” case worth around ₹6 crore, the Vigilance Bureau has said. Civil hospital’s senior medical officer Dr Harpreet Singh, while refusing to comment on the case, said, “The matter pertains to the time period before I took charge. I follow the prescribed process for procurement.” Civil surgeon Dr Pardeep Mohindra said, “We will provide the records sought by the Vigilance Bureau. We will co-operate with them in investigation.” Social activist Ramesh Bangar, the complainant in the matter, claimed, “The hospital expenditure on medicine rose up to ₹80 lakh per month after 2020 while the number of doctors and patients remained same.
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