The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against the Office Superintendent of Northern Railway Central Hospital (NRCH) in New Delhi, his wife: a nursing officer at the same hospital and five others, including two representatives of a private hospital in Dwarka, for allegedly running a systematic bribery racket involving the clearance of inflated medical bills under Northern Railways’ health scheme.
The FIR, registered on February 19, 2026, names Dileep Kumar Chawla, Office Superintendent at NRCH, as the key accused. His wife, Jyoti Chawla, an Assistant Nursing Officer at the same hospital, has been named for allegedly helping him collect and conceal bribe money, including in bank lockers. The case has been registered under Sections 7, 8, 9, and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and Section 61(2) of BNS, 2023, covering criminal conspiracy, bribery of public servants, and abetment.According to the FIR, private hospitals empanelled under the Northern Railways Health Scheme refer railway beneficiaries for treatment and subsequently submit bills to NRCH for reimbursement. These bills, including inflated or deficient ones, were processed and passed by Chawla and a junior clerk, Hasan Yadav, before being forwarded to the Medical Accounts Section at Baroda House.