Health Scam

• Uttar Pradesh health scam: Court slams CBI for poor investigation

  The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has expressed dissatisfaction with the CBI probe into the multi-crore National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam and the murder of two Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) in Lucknow.

• Indian couple charged with $ 8.8 million healthcare fraud

  An Indian-American couple has been charged by US federal authorities for running a healthcare fraud scheme in which they claimed over eight million dollars through false medical bills.

• UP health scam: 18 senior doctors suspended

  The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended 18 senior government doctors who are the under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) scanner for their alleged role in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam.

• Health scam: Special CBI courts to be set up in Lucknow, Ghaziabad

  Two special CBI courts will be set up in the Uttar Pradesh capital and Ghaziabad in connection with the Rs.5,000 crore National Rural Health Mission (NHRM) scam.

• UP health scam: CBI raids residence of former state health minister

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today carried out searches at the residential premises of former Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Anant Mishra in Lucknow and Kanpur in connection with the National Rural Health Mission (NHRM) scheme.

• UP health scam: CBI arrests former Chief Medical Officer on murder charges

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Uttar Pradesh's former Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr AK Shukla in Lucknow on Sunday night in connection with the murder case of CMO Dr Vinod Arya. Dr Shukla, who was in the Uttar Pradesh government's Family Welfare department, was the alleged conspirator in the killing of Dr Arya, according to the...

• Uttar Pradesh health scam: Third chargesheet filed

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed its third chargesheet in Uttar Pradesh's National Rural Health Mission (NHRM) scam. The chargesheet filed has been filed against three people in what the CBI terms as bungling in purchase of 951 computers and peripherals, that were purchased from the funds meant for the NRHM.

• CBI files 2nd chargesheet in Uttar Pradesh health scam

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed its second chargesheet in Uttar Pradesh's National Rural Health Mission (NHRM) scam. Former state government officer SP Ram, along with three others, has been named in the CBI's second chargesheet.

• UP health scam: CBI arrests former Family Welfare minister Babu Singh Kushwaha

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Babu Singh Kushwaha, former Family Welfare Minister of Uttar Pradesh, in connection with the multi-crore National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam. Mr Kushwaha is a prime accused in the scam.

• BJP alleges ambulance scam in Rajasthan, company linked to two ministers' sons

  The BJP says that a company with connections to the sons of two senior union ministers has gypped the government of crores of rupees in Rajasthan where it's been hired to supply ambulances across the state. The Congress is in power in Rajasthan; it has said the BJP's accusations are baseless.

• UP health scam: Mayawati recommends CBI probe into accountant's death

  The Uttar Pradesh government today recommended a CBI probe into the death of Health Department accountant Mahendra Kumar Sharma in Lakhimpur Kheri district.

• Health scam: More raids in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday conducted searches at 23 locations in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in connection with its probe into the multi-crore National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).

• UP health scam: 4 new cases registered; medical supplier close to Kushwaha raided

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) carried out fresh raids this morning in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the rural health scam. Raids were carried out at 30 places in 22 districts across the state and four news cases have been registered. The accused include medical suppliers and government doctors.

• Fifth man dead in UP's rural health fund scam

  The scam in Uttar Pradesh that saw corrupt bureaucrats and politicians siphoning away crores meant to improve health facilities may be responsible for a fifth death.

• UP health scam: Why did Mayawati sack ministers if there was no irregularity, asks Congress

  The death of yet another key accused in Uttar Pradesh's multi-crore health scam has sparked off a political blame-game. After Chief Minister Mayawati yesterday blamed the National Rural Health Mission swindle as part of a larger political controversy, the Congress has hit back, asking her why she shunted out ministers from her government if there w...