Two hospital staffers arrested in bed allotment scam
The Hindu
Role of three hospitals under the scanner
Continuing investigations into the bed allotment scam, the Central Crime Branch (CCB), on Monday, arrested two hospital staff members for their alleged involvement in the scam. The accused Sudhir and Venkoba Rao were allegedly found blocking beds in the names of patients even after they were discharged.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.