Bogus Ayushman Bharat Cards sold for Rs 700; 6 arrested
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RAJKOT: Six people were arrested in Gujarat's Rajkot for allegedly issuing bogus health cards under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, the Centre's affordable healthcare scheme, police said on Monday.
The accused had organised a camp at a government school in Rajkot city to issue fake cards after charging Rs. 700 each, an official said.
"On a tip-off, chairperson of the health committee of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation, Jaimin Thakar, raided the place and called in the police," an official said.
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