Cash collected from MBBS, PG medical students, COVID-19 patients charged exorbitant rates: ED attaches Rs 307 crore worth assets of NRI Academy of Medical Sciences
"During COVID-19, patients were charged exorbitant rates (much above the rates prescribed by the government) and the charges were collected in cash which was never recorded in the books of accounts. These funds were subsequently diverted by the members and officials of the society, Similarly, admission fee from MBBS/PG students under management quota was collected "in cash", the agency said.;
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New Delhi: Assets worth more than Rs 307 crore of a society and its office bearers who run an Andhra Pradesh-based medical college have been attached under the anti-money laundering law in a case linked to the alleged diversion of money received from Covid patients and that from admission-seeking students, the ED said on Thursday.
The action has been taken against the NRI Academy of Medical Sciences (NRIAS) located in Guntur district of the state and its executives identified as Nimmagadda Upendranath, Mani Akkineni and some others.
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