‘Middleman’ held for fleecing patients in Amritsar

Tribune News Service

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Amritsar, November 19

The Majitha Road policehave arrested a &squo;middleman’ who was active on the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital complex and fleecing patients on the pretext of getting their MRIs done early and at lesser rates.

He was arrested following a complaint lodged by Jaswinder Singh of Ramana Chak village, falling under Tarsikka police station here.

I came to GNDH for an MRI. As I was outside the MRI room, Nitish approached me and said he had good ‘relations’ in the hospital and would help me in getting my MRI done at lesser rates and early. He demanded Rs1,600. I gave him the amount and the test form to him. He went away and did not return even after waiting for 2 hours. On Friday, I came to the hospital. When I saw him at the hospital, I caught hold of him and handed him over to the police. Jaswinder, victim

The accused has been identified as Nitish Dhir, alias Sunny, of Kabir Nagar Tung Bala, located on Majitha Road here.

Jaswinder told the police that he came to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital for an MRI. As he was standing outside the MRI room, Nitish approached him and said he had good ‘relations’ in the hospital and would help him in getting his MRI done at lesser rates and early. He demanded Rs1,600 for the same. He said he came under his influence and gave the amount and the test form to the accused. He went away and did not return even after waiting for 2 hours.

He said on Friday, he came to the hospital to take the MRI report, when he found the accused at the hospital. He caught hold of him and handed him over to the police and filed a complaint against him.

The police have registered a case under Section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against him.