ACB arrests pharma distributor Rajiv Rangila in Delhi medical procurement case
Delhi ACB arrested pharma distributor Rajiv Rangila in an alleged hospital procurement scam involving government hospitals and medical equipment.
The Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has apprehended pharmaceutical distributor Rajiv Rangila, 47, in connection with alleged irregularities in the procurement of medicines, medical equipment, and consumables worth hundreds of crores. Rangila, who fled India after an FIR was registered on June 2, was arrested upon his return from the United States and surrendered to the ACB the same day.
He was subsequently produced before a city court and held for four days of further investigation. The ACB team, investigating the case, has also produced him before a court and filed a charge-sheet, stating that Rangila is the mastermind behind the alleged multi-crore scam. Rangila is accused of being the prime beneficiary of the crime proceeds, amounting to nearly Rs 750 crore.
He allegedly formed four companies, the owners of which were known to him and his employees, which were awarded contracts for the procurement of medical supplies. The ACB claims that basic norms were violated during the contract award process. Three other individuals - former DGHS director-general Vatsala Agarwal, former CPA office head Vinod Kumar Ranga, and CPA deputy controller of accounts Neeraj Chopra - have already been arrested in the case.
Rangila, a resident of east Delhi, owns properties in Delhi, Uttarakhand, and Haryana and had unsuccessfully contested the Haryana assembly elections in 2014.
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