COVID-19: 'Tout' asks Rs. 60,000 for hospital bed in Madhya Pradesh

In the audio clip, a voice can be heard, allegedly of the Human Security Company's manager working in the hospital, asking an unidentified member of a patient's family to pay Rs. 60,000 for securing a bed at state-run Super Speciality hospital in Indore.

Indore:An audio clip of a suspected tout demanding Rs. 60,000 from family members of a COVID-19 patient for securing a bed in the state-run Super Speciality Hospital in Madhya Pradesh has gone viral, prompting the management to seek a probe by the police.

In the audio clip, a voice can be heard, allegedly of the Human Security Company's manager working in the hospital, asking an unidentified member of a patient's family to pay Rs. 60,000 for securing a bed in the hospital.

The manager has been identified as Girja Shankar Yadav who used to contact needy patients.

"Taking cognisance of the viral clip, we have written a letter to the police for a probe," said College Dean Dr Sanjay Dixit.

A total of 91,015 people have so far tested positive for COVID-19 in Indore district since March 24, 2020. The count of COVID-19 fatalities in the district is 1,054, as per health officials.

(With inputs from PTI)