Former CM Raman Singh’s son-in-law booked on fraud charges
Golbazaar police on Friday booked Dr Punit Gupta, son-in-law of former chief minister Raman Singh, for his alleged involvement in a fraud worth Rs 50 crore.
“Case against Dr Punit Gupta was registered on the basis of a complaint registered by Dr KK Sahare, director DKS Super Speciality Hospital, Raipur,” Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) City Prafull Thakur said.
In the complaint Dr Sahare informed that an audit committee formed at the directives of the state government had found out that Dr Gupta, while being a director of DKS Hospital, was involved in serious financial irregularities. He had also violated rules while giving appointment on contractual basis, the ASP said.
He has been booked under Sections 409 (criminal breach of trust) 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery of valuable security etc), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), police said.
