{
  "id": 12191142,
  "title": "Fake Signatures, ‘Ghost’ Doctors Alleged As EOW Books Bhopal Hospital In Ayushman Case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/fake-signatures-ghost-doctors-alleged-as-eow-books-bhopal-hospital-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T16:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/fake-signatures-ghost-doctors-alleged-as-eow-books-bhopal-hospital-in-ayushman-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in Bhopal has registered a case against Srishti Hospital for violating the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, according to reports. The hospital allegedly cheated the state government by issuing fake signed reports, using the signature of a non-working doctor, and taking money from the government under the scheme. The hospital, which was accredited in 2023, had listed a pathologist who was not an employee of the hospital but was working in another medical college. The pathology lab was run without permission, and money was collected for fake reports. The hospital's list of 45 doctors and paramedical staff in the online portal only reflected 15 actual staff members, with some names appearing multiple times.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Monday registered a case against a Bhopal-based hospital for cheating the state government by violating Ayushman Bharat Yojana. Srishti Hospital, Karond, Bhopal, had taken accreditation under Ayushman Bharat Yojana in 2023. The EOW has registered a case against hospital director Rajkumar Suryavanshi and others. A complaint was submitted…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}