Case filed over alleged graft in Rs 500-crore Fortis trust

New Delhi: Economic Offences Wing of Delhi Police has registered a case on a complaint filed by Japna Singh, wife of Malvinder Singh, a former promoter of Fortis Healthcare, in connection with a dispute over a Rs 500-crore trust. She accused her sister-in-law, Aditi Singh, wife of another former promoter, Shivinder Mohan Singh, of illegally removing her from the trust.Japna complained that the basis of her grievance was the forensic audit report, Project Prism, dated July 10 last year, prepared by a firm of chartered accountants. The report detailed systemic irregularities, falsification of records and coordinated actions allegedly aimed at unlawfully altering the society's membership structure and governance.According to the FIR, Flt Lt Rajan Dhall Charitable Society's assets include hospital infrastructure, medical equipment and a prime plot in Vasant Kunj, with an estimated land value of around Rs 500 crore. Under a 2013 agreement with Fortis Hospitals Ltd, the society is entitled to 15% of the annual surplus revenue generated from the hospital operations. The society generates a regular revenue stream of about Rs 30 crore annually, making it a financially significant entity.The complainant said that as a stakeholder with a vested interest in the society's governance by virtue of her membership, she was removed through the falsification and preparation of documents and other illegal means. She claimed that several other legitimate members were also removed in a similar manner."The criminal motive of the accused behind the removal of myself and other legitimate members from the society's membership is to illegally gain exclusive control over the society's substantial assets and revenue streams, with dishonest and fraudulent intent," the complainant alleged.By unlawfully excluding them, Aditi and Shivinder, along with their family members and associates, allegedly sought to usurp control over the society's Rs 500-crore land holdings and Rs 30 crore annual revenue, securing personal financial benefits and undermining its charitable objectives, Japna claimed.The complaint further stated that concerns over alleged mismanagement, exclusion of legitimate members and suspected fraud prompted the forensic audit, which uncovered discrepancies in meeting notices, venue changes, tenure manipulations, and document submissions. These irregularities allegedly facilitated the fraudulent exclusion of legitimate members and the usurpation of control over the society's assets.Fortis Healthcare did not respond to requests for comment. Multiple calls to the lawyer of Aditi and Shivinder, Shiven Varma, also went unanswered.