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Palghar Doctor and Hospital Staff Booked in Insurance Document Forgery Case

A civic inspection uncovered dozens of forged hospital letterheads and fabricated patient files.

Overview

  • Police in Palghar booked a doctor and hospital staff under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections for cheating and forgery after a civic raid exposed a suspected insurance scam.
  • Inspectors reported 70 to 80 forged letterheads and fake in‑patient files that used the names of other hospitals.
  • The doctor confessed to creating fake files to obtain insurance commissions, according to Achole police.
  • Officers seized a computer, a printer, attendance registers, and fabricated forms during the search.
  • PTI-linked reports say five people were later arrested and name Dr Anurag Yadav among the accused, as investigators work to map the scale of any false claims.