New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against a South Delhi resident for allegedly impersonating an official of the Prime Minister’s Office to secure preferential emergency treatment for patients at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
The accused, identified as Ravi Kant Sharma, a resident of Sangam Vihar, allegedly claimed to be an Officer on Special Duty to the Prime Minister and used that identity to seek priority access to medical services at AIIMS.
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Alleged Pressure on AIIMS Protocol Officer
According to the complaint filed by the Prime Minister’s Office, Sharma allegedly contacted B N Acharya, a protocol officer at AIIMS, and falsely presented himself as an Officer on Special Duty to the Prime Minister.
He allegedly sought to pressure the official into arranging priority emergency admission and treatment for a patient at the crowded medical institute.
The complaint prompted scrutiny of Sharma’s claim of association with the PMO. The Prime Minister’s Office subsequently confirmed that Sharma had never been employed as an Officer on Special Duty.
CBI Finds Similar Alleged Interventions
During its inquiry, the CBI also found that Sharma had allegedly used the same method to obtain priority hospital services for other patients.
The alleged requests were reportedly accommodated because hospital staff believed Sharma to be an authorised government official.
The case centres on allegations that Sharma used a false official identity to influence access to medical services that would otherwise have been handled under the hospital’s regular procedures.
PMO Denies Any Official Link
The PMO’s confirmation that Sharma was never employed in the position he allegedly claimed has become central to the case.
The CBI has now registered a case against him over the alleged impersonation and use of that false identity to seek preferential treatment at AIIMS.
The investigation is focused on the circumstances in which Sharma allegedly approached hospital officials and whether similar requests were made for other patients while he was presenting himself as an authorised PMO official.
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