Overview

• On the night of July 3–4, ACB Gurugram agents arrested Dr Jai Bhagwan Jatan at his official Palwal residence as he received ₹1 lakh from Sunrise Trauma Hospital partners.
• Investigators uncovered ₹3 lakh in cash during a cupboard search, part of the total ₹15 lakh Jatan had allegedly demanded to keep the hospital running smoothly.
• Complainant Manohar and his two partners had paid ₹7 lakh in earlier installments before reporting renewed extortion demands for the remaining ₹8 lakh.
• An FIR under the Prevention of Corruption Act and section 308(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered at the ACB police station in Faridabad, and Jatan has been remanded by a court.
• The case underscores intensified Haryana vigilance efforts to curb systemic corruption and misuse of regulatory authority in public healthcare administration.