India, June 20 -- A cardiologist at Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag was suspended on Saturday after an official inquiry uncovered alleged large-scale medical irregularities, including unnecessary cardiac procedures on patients who experts said did not require them and fraudulent claims under the PMJAY-SEHAT scheme.

The Jammu and Kashmir Health and Medical Education Department named Dr Syed Maqbool, an associate professor of Cardiology deputed to GMC Anantnag, accusing him of manipulating official medical records, exploiting patients, making fraudulent insurance claims and colluding with private vendors, according to news agency PTI.

The allegations centre on an alleged pacemaker implantation scam involving 103 cardiac patients...