Bilaspur:
Narendra Yadav, a self-proclaimed cardiologist already under arrest over the deaths of seven patients in Madhya Pradesh, has now been charged with culpable homicide in connection with the death of former Chhattisgarh assembly speaker Rajendra Prasad Shukla.
An FIR registered on Saturday night includes charges under IPC Section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), along with provisions for cheating and forgery. The case also names a private hospital in Bilaspur where Shukla was treated in 2006.
Ex-Speaker Died After Surgery by Yadav
According to Bilaspur SSP Rajnesh Singh, Yadav had performed heart surgery on Shukla at the private hospital. Shukla, then a Congress MLA from Kota, was kept on a ventilator for 18 days before he was declared dead on August 20, 2006.
The FIR was lodged after Shukla’s son, Pradeep Shukla, recently filed a police complaint. He alleged that Yadav had operated on his father and that the hospital had charged Rs 20 lakh from the state government for his treatment.
Forgery and Fake Credentials Uncovered
Police investigations have revealed that Yadav’s medical degrees are fraudulent. No registration under his name has been found with the Indian Medical Council or the Chhattisgarh Medical Council, officials said.
“The hospital, without proper verification, played with the life of the former speaker and other patients by employing Yadav as a cardiologist,” said SSP Singh.
Past Allegations: Seven Deaths in Damoh Hospital
Yadav was earlier arrested following a National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) complaint that linked him to seven patient deaths at Mission Hospital in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh. He had allegedly conducted heart-related surgeries there under false pretenses.
Bogus Resume Claimed 33,000+ Procedures
An Indore-based employment firm director revealed that Yadav had applied for a job three times between 2020 and 2024, submitting a nine-page resume in which he claimed to be a senior cardiologist based in Birmingham, UK. He listed having performed 18,740 coronary angiographies and 14,236 coronary angioplasties.
Yadav Denies Charges
Calling the allegations a “big conspiracy,” Yadav has maintained that his degrees are genuine and that he is being falsely implicated.
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