New Delhi – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Anti-Corruption Bureau (AC-III), New Delhi has registered a fresh Regular Case (FIR No. RC2182026A0002) against seven persons — including senior officials of Northern Railway Central Hospital (NRCH) and Baroda House Accounts Section — for allegedly running a bribery racket in clearing medical bills of empanelled private hospitals under Northern Railways Health Schemes.The case has been registered under Sections 7, 8, 9 & 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018) and Section 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 for criminal conspiracy, public servant being bribed, bribing a public servant, bribing by a commercial organisation and abetment.According to the FIR based on “reliable source information”, the accused have been showing undue favour to representatives of Venkateshwar Hospital, Dwarka by fast-tracking — and sometimes clearing inflated or deficient — medical bills submitted by the hospital for treatment of railway beneficiaries referred from NRCH. In return, hospital representatives allegedly paid bribes to the railway officials.Named Accused:
- Shri Dileep Kumar Chawla – Office Superintendent, Northern Railway Central Hospital (NRCH), New Delhi (prime accused)
- Smt. Jyoti Chawla – Assistant Nursing Officer, NRCH, New Delhi (wife of Dileep Kumar Chawla)
- Shri Hasan Yadav – Junior Clerk, NRCH, New Delhi
- Shri Hirakant Choudhary – Sr. Section Officer, Accounts Section, Northern Railways, Baroda House, New Delhi
- Shri Raghuvendra Singh – Junior Accounts Assistant, Northern Railways, Baroda House, New Delhi
- Shri Manish Aggarwal – Venkateshwar Hospital, Dwarka (hospital representative)
- Shri Kunal – Venkateshwar Hospital, Dwarka (hospital representative)
Unknown public servants and private persons have also been named.Modus Operandi as per FIR
- Railway beneficiaries are referred from NRCH to empanelled private hospitals like Venkateshwar Hospital for treatment.
- Hospitals submit bills to NRCH, where they are processed and passed by Dileep Kumar Chawla and Hasan Yadav.
- The bills are then forwarded to the Medical Accounts Section at Baroda House, where Hirakant Choudhary and Raghuvendra Singh issue payment orders.
- For early clearance of bills (including inflated or deficient ones), hospital representatives allegedly pay bribes.
- Smt. Jyoti Chawla allegedly assists her husband by collecting and concealing the illegal gratification, including in bank lockers.
Specific Instances Cited in the FIR
- On 07.01.2026 and 08.01.2026, Dileep Kumar Chawla updated Manish Aggarwal about processing of bills worth about ₹75 lakh.
- On 10.01.2026 and 13.01.2026, Chawla demanded bribe, stating he had received only ₹1.25 lakh so far and needed to share it with senior officials and accounts staff at Baroda House.
- On 27.01.2026, Manish Aggarwal was informed that bribe money had been arranged and Kunal would deliver it.
- On 10.02.2026, Chawla instructed Hirakant Choudhary to block payments of certain hospitals and fast-track selected ones, including Venkateshwar Hospital.
- On 13.02.2026 and 17.02.2026, Manish Aggarwal directed Kunal and Smt. Sunita (Accounts Section, Venkateshwar Hospital) to arrange and deliver the bribe at the earliest.
- On 21.01.2026, Hirakant Choudhary informed Chawla that several hospital bills had been processed.
- On 29.01.2026, Chawla informed Raghuvendra Singh that he had sent ₹50,000 as bribe to be shared with Hirakant Choudhary.
- On 06.02.2026, Smt. Jyoti Chawla asked her husband to operate their bank locker as he had received additional bribe money.
- On 19.02.2026 (the day of FIR registration), Kunal contacted Chawla on Manish Aggarwal’s directions to deliver the bribe in the afternoon.
The FIR states that these acts prima facie disclose commission of the aforementioned offences. No delay was reported in registering the case.Investigation DetailsThe case has been entrusted to Shri Aman Rana, Inspector, CBI AC-III, New Delhi for investigation. The FIR was registered and signed by Shri Kamal Singh Choudhary, Superintendent of Police, CBI AC-III, New Delhi. Copies have been sent to the Hon’ble Special Judge (CBI), Chief Vigilance Officer (Northern Railway), and senior CBI officers.Physical description columns in the FIR have been left blank as no specific identification marks were provided by the source.This is the latest in a series of corruption cases registered by CBI ACB units across the country on February 19, 2026, reflecting a coordinated nationwide drive against graft in public service delivery.