The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered three separate corruption cases against a former chief medical officer and some additional chief medical officers of the Uttar Pradesh government for allegedly causing huge losses to the exchequer.
The then Chief Medical Officer (Family Welfare) Vijay Shankar Rai from Sitapur has been named as accused in the first case, while the second case has been registered against Dr. M.L. Arya, the then Additional Chief Medical Officer posted at Lakhimpur Kheri (UP).
Third case
Rajender Singh, another Additional Chief Medical Officer, has been named in the third case.
“In the first case, it has been alleged that Dr. Rai entered into a criminal conspiracy with a Himachal Pradesh-based private firm, some unknown public servants working in the office of Health & Family Welfare Department and others, with an intention to cheat the government,” said a CBI official.
The accused official split the indents to forgo the process of tendering and used fake quotations of different firms to purchase tubectomy operation and follow-up kits at exorbitant rates.
According to the agency, the procurements were made in violation of the laid down guidelines, causing a loss of Rs.7.12 lakh to the government.
Second case
The second case pertains to alleged conspiracy with two Varanasi-based firms and use of fake authority letters of manufacturing firms to show supply and receipt of medicines.
“The accused also connived with the supplying firms to legalise their financial claims of having supplied the medicines as per the indents raised by the office of CMO, Lakhimpur Kheri, causing a loss of Rs.16.64 lakh,” said the official.
In the third case, the accused official allegedly conspired with three firms of Varanasi to cheat the Department of Health. “The accused persons allegedly used the fake authority letters of manufacturing firms to show receipt of medicines. They also allegedly connived with the supplying firms to legalise their financial claims for the supplies, which caused a loss of at least Rs.15.84 lakh,” the official added.
On Tuesday, the agency registered a corruption case against the then chief medical superintendent and four other employees of Northern Railway Divisional Hospital in Lucknow for allegedly causing a loss of Rs.2.94 crore to the exchequer.
Former chief medical officer of Sitapur has been named as accused in the first case
