Chairman of Khyati Hospital arrested for roles in deaths of patients from unnecessary medical procedures.

The chairman of Khyati Multispeciality Hospital in Ahmedabad, Kartik Patel, was arrested for his role in the deaths of two patients who underwent unnecessary angioplasty procedures under the PMJAY health scheme. Patel evaded arrest for over two months before being caught at Ahmedabad airport. The hospital organized free checkup camps to convince PMJAY cardholders to undergo unnecessary procedures to claim government funds. All nine accused in the case have now been apprehended.

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