An ayurvedic hospital in Bhind has claimed Rs 16 crore as expenses for treating the head injury of a sepoy in the Indian Army.
Interestingly, the sepoy identified as Saurav Rajavat, a jawan in the infantry regiment, is the son of the owner of the ayurvedic hospital.
According to the Bhind district administration, Dr IS Rajavat who owns an ayurvedic hospital in the Raun area treated his son Saurabh from 2014 to 2017 and claimed Rs 16 crore as medical expenses.
Saurabh Rajavat was treated with allopathic medicines even though the hospital owned by Rajawat is an ayurvedic hospital.
Army authorities have asked the district administration to look into the hospital’s functioning.
Saurabh Rajavat suffered a head injury while on duty in 2013 and was treated at a private hospital. “He came home in 2014 and from then on his father treated him as he had not fully recovered. The treatment went on till 2017 and the matter came to light when the army received a medical reimbursement of Rs 16 crore,” a district administration official told India Today TV.
“The matter was then referred to the district collector who further marked the matter to the chief medical officer of the state,” the official said.
The army had received two bills of Rs 6 crore each while the third claim was of Rs 4 crore.
On Thursday evening, district officials visited the ayurvedic hospital and sealed it till further orders.
Dr IS Rajavat, however, denied any foul play. “I had submitted three bills. Two were of Rs 60,000 while the third was of Rs 40,000. In total, I had claimed a total of Rs 1.6 lakh. I don’t know how it became Rs 16 crore,” he said.
He also alleged that the army was trying to hide facts as his son, according to him, was hit with an iron rod by a subedar.
“The army got him treated at a private hospital. This was done to hide facts and when his situation did not improve, I started his treatment which ultimately yielded results,” he said.
The district administration has claimed that the matter is being investigated and further action would be taken against the guilty only after investigations are over.