Lawsuit filed against nurse over transfer of patient funds | Mumbai News

According to police, the complainant Ajai S, 39, lives in Chandivali, Powai along with his wife and elderly parents. His father, who has brain swelling, was admitted to Hiranandani Hospital in Powai for treatment from August 28 to September 7. He was later released and taken home. Since Ajay and his wife both worked in private companies, they hired a nurse from a nursing office in Vikhroli (East) to look after the recovering man.

Nurse Kamlesh Meena was assigned to work from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. from September 8 to 21 until the old man’s health improved. The fee for his services was paid to the nursing office where he was employed. While Ajay was going through his father’s bank statement, he noticed this ₹50,000 was transferred to Meena’s account from his father’s Gpay on September 20. In his complaint, he alleged that Meena took advantage of the father’s illness and discreetly wrote down his UPI PIN and password.

Due to his illness, the elderly man was unable to lodge a complaint, so Ajay contacted the Powai police and lodged a complaint, police said. On Sunday, an FIR was registered against Kamlesh Meena under Section 66 (c) (identity theft) of the IT Act and 306 (theft of property owned by the lord by an employee or servant) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.