Delhi Police South East District held one for overcharging of ambulance
New Delhi, May 3
Delhi Police South East District held one for overcharging of ambulance and seized his ambulance.
The ambulance driver identified as Faizan (40) from Sangam Vihar was charging exorbitant rates to shift the Covid patient from one hospital to another.
The Govindpuri police station had received a complaint from Sonu Tiwari that an ambulance driver charged Rs. 9000/- from him for shifting his elder brother suffering from fever from Transit camp, Govindpuri to Apollo Hospital which is approximately seven kilometres of distance. The contact number 9875xxxxxx of the driver was provided by the complainant.
The police lodged a case under Section 420, 188, 269 of the IPC & 3 Epidemic Act was registered and took up investigation.
The police said that a decoy client was installed and one call was made for providing ambulance service from Majida Hospital to Apollo hospital. After reaching the Majida hospital, the decoy customer contacted the ambulance driver to shift his patient.
The ambulance driver demanded Rs. 9000/- to shift the patient within a range of ten kilometers and Rs. 5000/- extra for waiting in hospital parking. After bargaining, he agreed for Rs. 8500/-. The decoy customer provided him Rs. 8500/-cash. In the meantime, a raid was conducted to nab the accused person and the said accused person was apprehended.
The police added that the accused driver disclosed that he wants to earn quick money in the second wave of pandemic so he started over charging form the needy peoples who were ready to shift their patients at any cost.
