Cuttack: The Commissionerate of Police on Friday arrested a private hospital owner and manager for allegedly defrauding beneficiaries of Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY). According to Additional DCP Anil Kumar Mishra,
The accused are Ashok Kumar Pati (55) and Santanu Pati (39), the owner and manager of Sova Nursing Home at Paga respectively, used to get patients treated at non-empanelled healthcare facilities while being shown to be admitted to an empanelled one.
The case came to light when a complaint of death due to medical negligence was filed against another private hospital JM Care Hospital at Nayabazaar in the city. One Prasanna Kumar Patra of Badagada BDA Colony in Bhubaneswar had filed a complaint with Madhupatna police alleging his wife Kuni died due to medical negligence at JM Care Hospital on March 7.
During the investigation, it was ascertained that the complainant’s wife was operated upon at JM Care Hospital for the removal of a kidney stone on February 21, 2023. The surgery was performed by Dr Amiya Kumar Paul at the request of Dr Chinmay Kumar Sahoo.
While Kuni complained of pain again on March 6, 2023, as per Dr Sahoo’s advice, the complainant admitted her to JM Care Hospital. However, neither Dr Sahoo nor any other doctor attended to her as a result of which she died.
It was found JM Care Hospital is not empanelled under BSKY. Dr Sahoo reportedly collected the BSKY card of the deceased and she was shown admitted to Sova Nursing Home at Paga on February 22, 2023, and operated on the same day.
“They had hatched a criminal conspiracy and committed forgery by admitting the deceased at the two hospitals,” said Mishra and added that further investigation in the case is on.
Evidence related to multiple such frauds has been retrieved. On the other hand, the Cuttack Municipal Corporation on Saturday sealed JM Care and Hospital over these allegations.
