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The CBI has filed a chargesheet against Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital cardiologist Parvatagouda Channappagouda, middlemen and surgical equipment suppliers in connection with alleged bribery in recommending stents and other equipment for surgeries, officials said on Wednesday. Apart from assistant professor Parvatagouda, the CBI has named equipment suppliers Nagpal, Naresh Nagpal of Technologies, Abrar Ahmed of Signmed, Biotronics sales manager Akarshan Gulati and his associate Monika Sinha and others.
In its chargesheet filed before a special CBI court here within 60 days of busting the alleged bribery racket at RML hospital, the agency invoked Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act relating to bribery. The CBI had busted the multi-layered racket at the hospital on May 9 and arrested nine persons, including Parvatha Gowda.
The CBI had also arrested cardiology professor Ajay Raj, clerks Bhuwal Jaiswal and Sanjay Kumar, hospital cath lab in-charge Rajnish Kumar, middleman Vikas Kumar and medical equipment suppliers Naresh Nagpal of Nagpal Technologies, Bharat Singh Dalal of Bharti Medical Technologies. He said investigation into the role of other accused was still on and the agency may file a supplementary chargesheet in the case.