Overview
- The Anti‑Corruption Branch arrested Dr Vinod Kumar Ranga, former Head of Office of the Central Procurement Agency, and a court remanded him to four days of police custody after questioning on June 18 and 19.
- Investigators allege procurement tenders were manipulated by framing tailor‑made technical specifications and excluding competitors to favour selected suppliers for items such as portable X‑ray machines, C‑Arm equipment, anaesthesia workstations, medicines and hospital linen.
- ACB officials say several key procurement files were not produced during the probe and that Ranga kept those records in his personal custody, prompting the agency to seek custodial interrogation to recover documents and electronic evidence.
- Media reports estimate the alleged losses at several hundred crores of rupees, with figures varying between about Rs 350 crore and Rs 650 crore, while the ACB continues to compile GeM bids, payment records and tender files to determine the exact scale.
- The inquiry, opened after a Directorate of Vigilance complaint and an FIR on June 2, has expanded to review multiple procurement committees and dozens of doctors, suppliers and officials and could lead to further arrests and recovery actions that affect Delhi’s public health procurement processes.