The operator of a private hospital located in Kolar was cheated to the tune of Rs 1.5 crore by one of his employees by manipulating bank accounts.

The police have registered a case against the accused and started investigating the matter.

According to the Kolar police, the complainant Dr. Ranjit Chaudhary is the director of Arihant Kidney and Multispecialty Hospital in Vineet Kunj on Kolar Road. He runs this hospital with his wife Dr. Nidhi Jain.

Dr. Ranjit Chaudhary needed a manager for his hospital. Dr. Ranjit was acquainted with Krishna Tiwari for a long time. Krishna told him that his father accused Rajkumar Tiwari (69) of having worked as a manager in MANIT, he will do all the work of hospital. Trusting him, Dr. Ranjit hired accused Rajkumar on 2 January 2021.

The doctor gave the responsibility of all the work related to the hospital to the accused.

Meanwhile, the accused started manipulating the bills of the goods used in the hospital.

He gradually started manipulating the register maintained for bills in the hospital. Police said that the accused had also started embezzling the salaries of the employees working in the hospital. Along with this, he also started embezzling the expenses incurred in the maintenance of the hospital.

From 2021 to 2023, the accused had embezzled about Rs 1.5 crore by manipulating the bank accounts of the hospital. This was revealed in the audit report of the hospital.

On June 7, 2023, the accused fled from the hospital without telling anything. When the doctor asked for his money back, the accused refused to return it.

Regarding this matter, the complainant doctor had complained to the police station by giving a written application. The police have registered a case of fraud against the accused and started investigating the matter.