Uttarakhand ACB books ex-AIIMS Rishikesh director for irregularities

RISHIKESH, Sep 29: The Uttarakhand Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed FIRs against former director of AIIMS, Rishikesh Ravi Kant and three others for allegedly committing financial irregularities in the establishment of a Coronary Care Unit (CCU) at the premier healthcare facility.

The tender for the 16-bed CCU project was floated in December, 2017 but it is still incomplete.

Apart from the former director of the institute, two other named FIRs have been filed against Rajesh Pasricha, the then additional professor, Radiation Oncology, AIIMS, Rishikesh; and Roop Singh, the then store keeper-cum-clerk of the institute, ACB sources said.