Gujarat’s private hospital’s botched angioplasty kills more than 100 patients

The botched angioplasty under a health scheme has killed over 112 patients, claimed a police probe.

Khyati Multi-speciality Hospital, based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, visited villages to conduct camps and convinced PMJAY cardholders to undergo unwanted angioplasty. The hospital divided revenue from these cases under different sub-heads in its accounts to report a loss of ₹1.5 crore in its latest financial report.

More than 100 deaths occurred due to botched angioplasty under the health scheme.

An investigation by the Ahmedabad crime branch into the death of two PMJAY (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana) beneficiaries last month due to botched angioplasty revealed that over a hundred such deaths and accounting fraud occurred in a city-based Khyati Multi-speciality Hospital, as per a report by PTI.

Ahmedabad police arrested a bariatric surgeon.

After the Ahmedabad crime branch arrested Dr. Sanjay Patolia, a bariatric surgeon and one of the directors at the hospital, the revelations were made. Further, medical professionals will be questioned about these deaths, said the police. Bharat Patel, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), said that nearly 8,500 patients received treatment or underwent different surgeries under PMJAY at the private hospital in Ahmedabad. He said, “Of these, 3,842 persons received free treatment under government schemes such as PMJAY. Our probe has revealed that of these 3,842 beneficiaries, 112 lost their lives during or after treatment in these three years.”

The hospital allegedly divided revenues.

Police also said that the hospital management, including the accused in the angioplasty death case, allegedly divided revenue from these cases under different sub-heads in their accounts to report a loss of ₹1.5 crore in their latest financial report.

Thus far, seven people, including CEO Rahul Jain and director (marketing) Chirag Rajput, have been arrested in connection with the case. Two more accused, hospital chairman Kartik Patel (who is abroad) and director Rajshri Kothari, are still absconding.