Eminent cardiologist Naresh Trehan and 15 others, including companies and unnamed Haryana government officials, have been booked for money laundering, corruption, criminal conspiracy, forgery and criminal breach of trust, among other charges, in connection with the allotment of land for Medanta Hospital here. The FIR is registered on 11 counts under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code. The FIR alleged that the government did not appoint any health department official on the board of the hospital and did not check the financial capability of Dr. Trehan. It further accused Dr. Trehan and others of collusion to circumvent the terms of advertisement for allotment of land, and “place personal agenda ahead of the public purpose”. ‘Project still incomplete’It added that Dr. Trehan colluded with the government officials and no competitor was allowed to make submission for the project.

Source: The Hindu June 08, 2020 02:15 UTC