India, Aug. 1 -- A state government probe into alleged misuse of two public health insurance schemes led to an FIR against the founders of three Nashik hospitals. Police alleged they submitted 361 bogus treatment claims worth nearly Rs.1.79 crore under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) and the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY).

The FIR names Trilok Patil and Rahul Patil of Shiv Multi-speciality and Criticare Hospital, where police alleged 163 claims worth about Rs.71 lakh were fraudulently raised, Rahul Patil and Vitthal Patil of Grace Hospital, where 126 claims worth around Rs.62 lakh are under scrutiny, and Prashant Jadhav and Preetam Pachpute of Hrishikesh Hospital, which allegedly submitt...