Bengaluru, May 10 (Representative) City Central Branch (CCB) Police, which was entrusted to investigate into the alleged Bed Scam exposed by BJP Lok Sabha member Tejasvi Surya, have arrested three people for their alleged involvement in the Bed Scam. Police said on Monday that the arrested were identified as Arogya Mitra Officer, Bengaluru, Shashidhar, Venkatarao Working in Sparsh Hospital, R R Nagar, Bengaluru and Sudir Umarani of Punya Hospital, Basaveshwaranagar.
With this the total number of arrested in connection with the scam has increased to 7. The arrested, who were working in war room were not informing Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) about discharge and availability of bed but alloting beds in blackmarket to others by collecting huge money, thus depriving the facility to those in need.