PNS|Hyderabad
Sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), as part of their probe into the ESI medicines scam, questioned the former Insurance Medical Services (IMS) director and AD as well as certain contractors.
The ED has already attached assets worth Rs.144 crore involved in the case, comprising Rs.17 crore of Devika Rani, Rs.119 crore of Srihari of Omni Medi Company, and Rs.2.4 crore assets of AD Padma.
The ED filed a money laundering case as per the FIR of the ACB two years ago. The ED is suspecting that money totalling up to Rs.200 crore has been laundered in this case. It is alleged that corruption took place in the distribution of medicines to ESI dispensaries. They paid money five to six times more than the original price of medicines and medical kits.
The culprits created fake bills while selecting some companies for the same. The ACB stated corruption involving hundreds of crores of rupees took place between 2015 and 2019. The ACB has already arrested two culprits in the scam.
