Safdarjung neurosurgeon illegally got Rs 3 cr from patients: CBI chargesheet in cash-for-treatment case

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The CBI has filed a chargesheet against Safdarjung neurosurgeon Dr Manish Rawat, who was arrested for allegedly taking bribes to speed up treatment of patients, and six others...

Investigation has revealed that Rawat had allegedly obtained illegal money of Rs 2.5 crore to Rs 3 crore from patients in the last two years and invested it in his wifes shell companies...

On March 30, the CBI had arrested Dr Rawat and four of his accomplices Deepak Khattar, proprietor of Kanishka Surgical in Jangpura, and middlemen Avnesh Patel, Manish Sharma, and Kuldeep Kumar under bribery and corruption charges..

Probe revealed that Rawat hatched a conspiracy with other accused persons to obtain illegal money from patients in the name of cost of implants, a source said, citing the chargesheet...

After striking a deal, he would ask them to transfer money online via numbers linked to bank accounts of Manish and Kuldeep, the source said.. Officials said Rawat allegedly got a share in the overbilling by Khattars shop..

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