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.