India, June 6 -- LUCKNOW A string of anomalies across key departments at the King George's Medical University (KGMU) has triggered concerns over institutional oversight, internal controls and accountability mechanisms at one of Uttar Pradesh's premier government medical institutions. From a cancer drug scam in the urology department to questionable stent implants in cardiology and an active broker nexus in ophthalmology, the hospital is grappling with systemic failures that allegedly allowed transactions worth lakhs to bypass multiple layers of scrutiny.

While disciplinary action has been initiated against certain employees in individual cases, documents and official records reviewed by HT raise a broader question: how did transactions i...