Galaxy One Hospital Raid Uncovers Massive Insurance Fraud Involving Ghost Patients and Fake Doctors in Gurgaon

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The Gurgaon Police recently uncovered a significant insurance fraud scheme centered at Galaxy One Hospital in New Nihal Colony. The main suspect, A.S. Yadav, was arrested on February 25, along with his two sons, following a high-stakes raid led by ACP Abhilaksh Joshi. Investigators discovered that the operation involved a scam worth Rs 1 crore. 

Yadav is also alleged to have run four other fake hospitals in Farukhnagar and Dwarka, which existed only on paper. These facilities were used to create fraudulent medical bills and laboratory reports to claim insurance payouts, with no actual patients being treated at any of these locations.

Actually, the scale of the operation is quite staggering. Police have identified over 500 "ghost patients" who shared their Aadhaar details to facilitate the scam. These individuals received a cut of the fraudulent insurance claims in exchange for their participation. During the raid, officials recovered sixty fake claim files linked to twenty-five different insurance firms. 

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Three employees, Sapna, Varsha, and Gaurav, were also taken into custody. To be fair, the hospital facade was quite convincing, with blue signboards and posters on maternal care. However, the Chief Minister’s flying squad discovered back in May that Yadav’s MD degree was a total forgery.

Police are now focusing on the kingpins who acted as private investigators for insurance companies. These individuals allegedly "okayed" the fake documents to ensure the money was released. ACP Joshi stated that the department is now invoking Section 107 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). This law allows the police to attach and auction the suspects' assets to compensate the victims. It marks one of the first major uses of this power in India. 

The investigation is now being handled by a Special Investigation Team. They are tracing the 500 bogus patients who are currently at large. Safety in the private medical sector is under heavy scrutiny following these arrests. The building at Palam Vihar remains locked as forensic teams continue their work.

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