India, April 28 -- The Nalasopara police on Monday booked a doctor and staff members of a hospital for allegedly forging insurance documents to illegally claim financial benefits from insurance companies, exposing what officials suspect could be a large-scale fraud.

An FIR has been registered against a doctor and staff members of Kiran Hospital in Nalasopara, police said.

According to investigators, hospitals are required to submit authentic medical documents to insurance companies when patients are admitted for treatment so that expenses can be reimbursed. However, in this case, forged patient records and fabricated paperwork were allegedly used to siphon off lakhs of rupees from insurers.

The alleged racket came to light following a ...