NEW DELHI: Hari Om Rai, MD of Lava mobile phones, was on Thursday sent to judicial custody after Delhi high court refused to extend his
medical bail
when
Enforcement Directorate
approached the court revealing how he had allegedly arranged a dummy 'patient' at
AIIMS
to generate a fake medical report for himself showing he had serious cardio problems.
A fresh FIR was lodged by Delhi Police against an
imposter
, Naval Kishor Ram, Rai's son Pranay and three other accused.
When Rai did not turn up at AIIMS at the designated time on Thursday for the test as directed by the HC, the ED official present there visited the Echo lab. The doctor there told the team that Rai (the dummy patient) had arrived and was being examined.
Man claims he impersonated Lava MD earlier too; cops probe
Not convinced, ED officials decided to have a word with the “patient”. He turned out to be Naval Kishor Ram who had been sent to AIIMS by Vasant Health Centre with the promise that he would be treated for free if he got himself admitted as Hari Om Rai.
Ram also revealed he had undergone a check up earlier too, on May 8, impersonating Rai. Police have filed a case and are probing the role of a private clinic and AIIMS officials.
Rai was granted bail by HC on medical grounds on Feb 16 for three months. On May 6, he filed a fresh plea for extension of his medical bail and was directed to undergo an examination at AIIMS.
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