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Union Health Ministry Probes GB Pant Doctor Over 3-Year Absence and Filmmaking in Canada

Officials are vetting travel records to decide on possible break-in-service treatment, including recovery of salary under Central Health Services rules.

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The doctor is also alleged to have “hatched a criminal conspiracy with another doctor from her department.
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Overview

  • The ministry issued a July 28 notice to Dr Manju Subberwal asking her to explain alleged unauthorised absence for about three years while drawing pay.
  • GB Pant Hospital has prepared a chargesheet, removed her as head of biochemistry about a month ago, and placed her salary on hold.
  • Authorities have requested visit details from the Foreigners Regional Registration Office to establish her presence in India during the period under scrutiny.
  • A May complaint from a GIPMER employee alleges she pursued filmmaking in Canada from 2022 while receiving full salary, estimating an exchequer loss of roughly ₹50 lakh and accusing a colleague of signing official papers for her.
  • Public profiles list study at Toronto Film School from April 2022 to April 2025 and show credits on three films, which reporters used to corroborate the timeline under review.