Ahmedabad – A major financial fraud of ₹1.84 crore has come to light at a private hospital in Gandhinagar, with police registering a case of cheating and forgery against four individuals, including a former staff member.
According to the FIR filed at Infocity Police Station, the accused include Pranav Bhimani, former general store in-charge at the hospital, his father-in-law Suresh Chauhan, and former employee Rajendra Raval along with his associate Anand Chaudhary.
The complaint was lodged by Rajdeepsinh Limbola, the hospital’s administration head, after internal audits flagged multiple bogus bill payments and missing inventory records between 2022 and March 2025.
Key Allegations:
- 35 fraudulent bills worth ₹15.35 lakh were submitted in the name of SK Enterprise, a firm allegedly created by Bhimani and Chauhan. Despite no deliveries, the hospital paid ₹11.8 lakh, which was then siphoned into their personal accounts.
- Further scrutiny revealed ₹5.93 lakh paid to another front company, Central Surgihub, reportedly run by Raval and Chaudhary. Again, no stock entries matched the invoiced goods.
- The fraud reportedly went undetected for over two years, involving systematic manipulation of purchase, billing, and inventory records.
Legal Action:
Infocity Police have registered offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for cheating, forgery, and criminal conspiracy. Further investigation is underway to trace the full extent of the scam and recover the siphoned funds.
