Ambulance cartels thrive outside hospitals in Jaipur, extort money in violation of govt rules | Exclusive

In this exclusive investigation, India Today’s team found that ambulance operators are charging exorbitant fees outside hospitals in Jaipur. This is in violation of the state government’s rules.

While the Ashok Gehlot-led government in Rajasthan claims to have made ambulance services for Covid patients and bodies available free of cost, India Today’s team conducted an undercover investigation in Jaipur and found that the ground reality is quite different. Ambulance racket in #Rajasthan EXPOSED!(@ankurwadhawan)#Jaipur pic.twitter.com/B7Rrts6Sxi Outside big hospitals in the state capital, ‘ambulance sharks’ are charging people exorbitant amounts, even for short distances, in complete violation of the government’s directives issued in April this year. The ambulance cartel is operating with impunity, only too willing to extract extra pounds of flesh from those already reeling under the misery of illness or death of their loved ones.