The accused may have bought medicines close to expiry dates at cheaper rates to boost profit at Agarwal Medical Centre in GK-I, where police are probing a racket. Seized medical equipment included surgical blades and syringes. Six persons were arrested, including the medical center owner and a spokesman.
The racket at Agarwal Medical Centre in GK-I may have involved the accused buying expired drugs since they were cheaper.
The accused bought these medicines in bulk and sold them to patients at the original pricing, making big profits, according to a police source. Besides drugs, this practice included syringes and other medical equipment. To acquire more evidence, the police are reviewing these purchase receipts.
Another police source stated one of the accused kept changing his medicine procurement responses.
The care facility had surgical blades, forbidden injections, expired drugs, and gowns seized by police. “All the equipment was poor,” an officer claimed.
As another officer stated, “The blood sample preservation equipment was antiquated. Operating scissors were corroded.” The police’s medical staff noted the operating room was unclean and poor. Someone who joined officers into the medical center stated it was crowded and messy. “Beds were placed just like bogies,” stated he.
Police said they seized 414 prescription slips with only doctors’ signatures and lots of blank space at the top. We found documents with solely doctors’ signatures. We asked the accused, but they couldn’t answer “an officer remarked.
Niraj Agarwal (MBBS), the medical centre’s owner; his wife, Pooja Agrawal; Mahender (lab technician); Dr. Jaspreet MBBS (MS), who prepared fake surgery notes; Deepak, a medical representative, who allegedly sent more than 400 people to the centre; and Julfiqar, the quack, who allegedly sent at least 40 patients to the illegally operated centre and collected a large middleman’s commission from Agarwal, police said.
Conclusion
Agarwal Medical Centre in GK-I is being probed for a scheme where the accused may have bought expired drugs for less. The defendants bought these medicines in bulk and sold them to patients at full price, making big profits. Besides drugs, this practice included syringes and other medical equipment. To acquire more evidence, police are reviewing these purchase receipts. The cops took surgical blades, forbidden injections, expired drugs, and gowns from the elderly facility. The operating room was unclean and the blood sample preservation equipment was obsolete. Police found 414 prescription slips with only doctors’ signatures and lots of blank space at the top. Six persons were arrested: Niraj Agarwal, his wife, Mahender, Dr. Jaspreet MBBS (MS), Deepak, a medical representative, and Julfiqar, the quack, who allegedly directed at least 40 patients to the illegally operating center and took a large commission from Agarwal.
