UP cardiologist arrested for implanting overpriced and substandard pacemakers
Police say at least 200 people have been adversely affected by the pacemakers that had been implanted by the doctor.
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Police say at least 200 people have been adversely affected by the pacemakers that had been implanted by the doctor.
A cardiologist from a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh, who prioritised money over people's health and allegedly implanted sub-standard pacemakers in his patients while charging as much as nine times the cost of a standard one, has been arrested.
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Dr Sameer Saraf was arrested after a high-level investigation committee set up by the state government found the allegations against him to be true, he added.