By Gopal Ethiraj, Chennai
CHENNAI, 05 August (asiantribune.com): The Madras High Court on Monday ordered notice to state government on a petition, seeking to transfer the investigation from Mylapore police to CB-CID into the complaint against Vijayakumar for cheating a patient to the tune of Rs 29 lakh under the guise of “Raja vaidhyam.”
According to a writ petition filed by N. Pushparathnam, a Sri Lankan native, settled in Switzerland, she came to Chennai to get treatment for his son, Raghulan (14), who lost his vision and also was suffering from Cerebral Palsy, a brain disorder.
She was lured by advertisements in private TV channels about Thiruvancore Raja Vaidyasala. She approached the Vaidhya Sala and consulted Vijayakumar for treatment. She was informed that her son had to take a special treatment called “kozhi kattu.”
Believing the words of one P Vijayakumar of the Vaidhya Sala in Mylapore, she paid Rs.15 lakh initially. In November 2006, she paid another Rs. 8 lakh for a special treatment. As there was no progress, as suggested by Vijayakumar, she made yet another payment of Rs., 6.80 lakh towards yet another special treatment for 96 days. Thus, she paid Rs. 29.80 lakh to Vijayakumar in total.
Even after the treatment, and extended treatment, the health condition of her son had shown no progress. Hence she preferred a complaint to the Mylapore police.
Later she came to know that Vijayakumar had cheated many people, and many complaints were pending. Hence, she filed the present petition.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment