Medical Procurement Scam: CBI names Former Lok Nayak Hospital Officials, 2 firms
CBI
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against two former top officials of Lok Nayak Hospital and the owners of two private companies over alleged irregularities in the purchase of medicines and surgical supplies, leading to huge financial losses to the government.
According to TNIE news report,'' The FIR has named: Dr Suresh Kumar, the then MD, LNH; Dr Hem Prakash, then Procurement Officer, CMO, LNH; Suresh Kumar Chaudhary, Proprietor of M/s Adison Equipment Company; and Mayank Parashar, Proprietor of M/s S R Surgical. They have been booked on charges of conspiracy and breach of trust for causing loss of crores of rupees to the government,” an official claimed.
The case, officially registered on July 30, comes after a preliminary inquiry by the CBI based on tip-offs from sources. According to the CBI, between 2018 and 2021, S R Surgical - the hospital's local authorised chemist allegedly supplied branded medicines instead of generic ones, despite no specific request for branded drugs from hospital departments. This was allegedly done in collusion with Dr. Hem Prakash and led to losses of several crores of rupees.
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