Meerut Medical College employee accused of embezzling over Rs 12 lakh

Meerut: In a significant financial misconduct case, a clerk at SVBP Medical Hospital under LLRM Medical College in Meerut has been accused of siphoning off more than Rs 12 lakh in file charges.

The fraud, which affected around 34,285 patients who were admitted to the medical college hospital since 2020, has raised serious concerns.

The accused, a ward boy and clerk in the emergency ward, is at the centre of the investigation. According to Dr Dheeraj Balyan from LLRM Medical College, the accused allegedly manipulated the funds for patient file charges and is suspected of embezzling the funds.

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In response to the allegations, the accused has been summoned to appear before the principal of LLRM Medical College, Meerut. As per a TOI news report, a senior LLRM official admitted loopholes were observed at the administration’s end.

Dr Balyan told the Daily, “Akhilesh Verma, a ward boy and clerk in the emergency ward, has allegedly siphoned off the money. Exact amount is yet to be determined. He is asked to appear before the principal.”

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported a similar incident where a director of a private multispecialty hospital in Vineet Kunj on Kolar Road was allegedly duped of Rs 1.5 crore by an employee at his hospital.

According to the police, the accused, a 70-year-old manager at the hospital allegedly manipulated the hospital's billing register and embezzled the salaries of the employees working in the hospital and the expenses incurred in the maintenance of the hospital.

The victim in this case was Dr Ranjit Chaudhary, the director of Arihant Kidney and Multispecialty Hospital in Vineet Kunj on Kolar Road. The complainant initiated the construction of the kidney hospital in the Kolar area in 2018.

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