8 months ago
BMC Probes Alleged Doctor Recruitment Scam at Mumbai Trauma Centre
A big hospital in Mumbai called HBT Trauma Care Centre is being investigated.
Some people say that many doctors were hired without proper interviews, and some of them never even came to work.
But the hospital still paid them, which might be a scam.
The city government has set up a team to look into this.
They will check all the records to see if this really happened.
This is important because the hospital helps many people who are hurt in accidents.
If the scam is true, it could mean that the hospital didn't have enough real doctors to help patients.
BMC orders probe into alleged fake doctor appointments at HBT Trauma Care Centre in Mumbai.
60-70 doctors reportedly hired without interviews between October 2024 and March 2025.
Salaries allegedly withdrawn using forged attendance signatures, suggesting fraud.
Three-member committee appointed to investigate recruitment and attendance records.
Concerns raised about patient safety and potential compromise of medical workforce integrity.
- Who
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and a three-member committee
- What
- Investigating alleged fake doctor appointments and salary fraud
- Where
- HBT Trauma Care Centre, Jogeshwari (East), Mumbai
- When
- Inquiry initiated after allegations surfaced, exact dates not specified
- Why
- To verify allegations of corruption and mismanagement in doctor recruitment
Key facts
- Location
- HBT Trauma Care Centre, Jogeshwari (East), Mumbai
- Time Period
- October 2024 - March 2025
- Number of Doctors
- 60-70
- Committee Members
- Mrinalini Surve, Dr Neelam Redkar, Dr Ghanshyam Ahuja
- Key Allegations
- Fake appointments, salary fraud, bypassed biometric systems
- Initiated By
- MP Ravindra Waikar
- Hospital Role
- Key trauma care center for western suburbs
Quotes
Health Activist
A health activist who claimed a pattern of fraudulent activities across some civic hospitals.
“Appointments are made at high salaries, then the doctors are asked not to report, and a cut is taken from their pay. Something similar happened at Jogeshwari Trauma Hospital, for which an inquiry has now been set up.”
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