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CBI Investigates Ex-ONGC Officials and Medical Shop Owners Over ₹45 Lakh Fraud

Searches of the accused residences yielded incriminating documents in an investigation of false medical requisitions filed from 2019 to 2022

Overview

  • The CBI registered a case on June 17 against former ONGC Jorhat medical officials Bijoy Kumar Shaw and Eashitva Tamuli alongside eight medical shop proprietors.
  • Authorities allege the group conspired to claim ₹45 lakh in bogus bills using counterfeit requisition slips that beneficiaries never issued or received.
  • Searches at the homes of all ten accused recovered documents purportedly supporting the scheme of false requisitions and billing.
  • An ONGC internal review found that out of 905 beneficiaries contacted, 340 individuals denied ever requesting or receiving the medicines tied to the disputed bills.
  • Investigators are continuing to examine additional records and question personnel as the probe proceeds.