India, Oct. 13 -- At a special health camp for people associated with the film industry, held in Andheri (west) on January 18, the DRVA Charitable Trust claimed to have "served 56,000 patients" and set "new benchmarks" in public health care.

The event was attended by Bollywood actors, a parliamentarian from Madhya Pradesh and top officials linked to several public sector units (PSUs). The trust claimed on its website that it had set "a world record" by organising 9,781 "free, mega medical camps" under the guidance of its chairperson, 'Dr' Dharmendra Kumar Chandradev Singh, 50, benefiting 19.6 million people.

Ten months on, 'Dr' Singh and many of his charitable trusts, including the DRVA, Swarlipi and RK HIV, and 40-odd PSUs and public s...