2 more deaths from botched angioplasties in Gujarat, toll 4 | India News – Times of India

AHMEDABAD: Two more deaths due to botched angioplasties at Khyati hospital in Ahmedabad have come to light, taking the total number of such casualties to 4. While the first two deaths occurred on Nov 11, prompting the state govt to suspend Khyati Hospital and six others from the PM-JAY (Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojna) list, the fresh deaths that have been reported occurred on Oct 15 and Nov 4.
Relatives of the two victims – one aged 85 and the other 75, both from Mehsana – approached police Wednesday. Both had undergone angioplasties under PM-JAY. The fraud involved false diagnosis of heart ailments in purportedly healthy individuals to make them go through angioplasty & claim free insurance under PM-JAY. Dr Prashant Vajirani, cardiologist who operated on the victims, was held earlier.