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PMJAY ‘racket’ case: Gujarat court denies bail to Khyati hospital CEO, cardiologist | Ahmedabad News

PMJAY ‘racket’ case: Gujarat court denies bail to Khyati hospital CEO, cardiologist | Ahmedabad News

Considering the prosecution argument that doctors and management of Khyati Multi-Speciality Hospital had “adopted unethical medical practice to earn illegal money” under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana or PMJAY scheme, the Sessions Court of Ahmedabad, on Friday, rejected the regular bail pleas of visiting cardiologist Dr Prashant Vazirani as well as Chief Executive Officer Rahul Jain. Vazirani, who is accused of performing angiography and angioplasty on the patients under the PMJAY scheme, had submitted in his application that the two patients, who died, “had developed complications, which are known and inherent in the procedure” and that there had been “no negligence or rash act” by the doctor. Vazirani’s lawyer S V Thakkar argued that the 37-year-old was the “sole breadwinner of his family” and had “no past antecedent”. Thakkar submitted, “After angiography he (Vazirani) found nine patients were normal and 10 had coronary artery disease and he advised only seven patients for angioplasty. The two patients developed complications which are known and inherent in procedure and there is no negligence or rash …

Gujarat PMJAY racket scam: Khyati multispeciality hospital chairman arrested 66 days after being booked | Ahmedabad News

Gujarat PMJAY racket scam: Khyati multispeciality hospital chairman arrested 66 days after being booked | Ahmedabad News

The Ahmedabad City police on Saturday arrested the chairman of Khyati Multispeciality Hospital in connection with Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) racket where two men died while undergoing allegedly “completely unnecessary” angioplasty surgeries. Kartik Jasu Manilal Patel, 59, the majority investor and chairman of Ahmedabad Bariatrics and Cosmetics Pvt Ltd was apprehended when he landed at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad. Patel, who was believed to be in Australia at the time when police registered the multiple cases, was one of the nine owners of Khyati Multispeciality Hospital where the racket of issuing fake beneficiary cards under PMJAY scheme was busted last November. The police had earlier arrested the other owners of the hospital. Patel’s arrest comes 66 days after the three FIRs were filed against him on November 13, 2024. “Patel landed in Ahmedabad from Dubai, flying in economy class of an Emirates flight,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Ajit Rajian confirmed to The Indian Express. As Patel was away in Australia, India had issued Look Out Circulars (LOCs) against him. Investigation …