Archive · 19 Dec 2025
CBI FIR in PGIMER Patient Welfare Grant Scam
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has started an investigation into a big financial scam at a hospital in Chandigarh called PGIMER.
Over Rs 1.14 crore meant to help poor and sick patients was allegedly stolen.
The money was taken using fake bills and fake medical papers.
The CBI is now looking into how this happened and who was involved.
The funds were supposed to be used for treating patients who couldn't afford medical care.
This is a serious issue because the money was meant to help people in need.
CBI registered an FIR in a Rs 1.14 crore financial scam at PGIMER, Chandigarh.
Funds meant for treating poor and critically ill patients were allegedly misappropriated.
The scam involved fake bills, forged medical documents, and misuse of patient records.
The FIR was registered after a detailed probe by the CBI revealed serious irregularities.
The investigation is ongoing to uncover the full extent of the misappropriation.
- Who
- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and PGIMER, Chandigarh
- What
- Registration of FIR in a financial scam involving misappropriation of Patient Welfare Grant funds
- When
- Details not specified, but the FIR has been registered recently
- Where
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
- Why
- Alleged misappropriation of funds meant for the treatment of poor and critically ill patients
- Amount Involved
- Rs 1.14 crore
- Institution
- PGIMER, Chandigarh
- Fund Purpose
- Treatment of poor and critically ill patients
- Alleged Methods
- Fake bills, forged medical documents, misuse of patient records
- Investigating Agency
- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)