The case also names other unknown public servants, private persons, firms and companies that may have been involved.
The FIR, a copy of which is with The Tribune, lodged by the CBI Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), Chandigarh, pertains to alleged large-scale misappropriation of funds meant for poor and needy patients between 2020 and 2024.
The case has been registered under Sections 120-B read with 406, 409, 420 and 471 of the IPC and Section 13(1)(a) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018). The FIR stems from a preliminary enquiry initiated on the basis of a complaint by the PGIMER Vigilance Branch. Investigation has been entrusted to Inspector Ankush Sharma.