A Mumbai Crime Branch chargesheet has alleged that Dharmendrakumar Singh, who is accused of posing as a doctor for nearly three decades, routed around Rs 188 crore through approximately 30 bank accounts linked to trusts, foundations and private companies. Police allege that funds received through Corporate Social Responsibility projects and donations were transferred to employees, relatives, trustees and other beneficiaries.
According to the chargesheet, Singh had studied up to Class 12 and had previously worked as a hospital helper in Bihar. Investigators allege that he used multiple entities, including the R K HIV AIDS Research and Care Centre and Doctor 365 Health Services Private Limited, to obtain and manage funds intended for healthcare and social projects.
One project under investigation was a tuberculosis screening programme sanctioned by South Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India. The trust allegedly secured approval for a project valued at Rs 3.82 crore to screen 50,000 people and received its first instalment of Rs 38.25 lakh in February 2025. During sample verification, investigators reportedly found that 520 of 543 beneficiary records relating to Bilaspur could not be verified through Aadhaar checks. Police have alleged that the data may have been fabricated.
The chargesheet also records patterns in the bank transactions that investigators considered suspicious. In one account, several large deposits were followed by substantial transfers to other accounts within 72 hours or seven days. Police identified payments made as salaries to employees of Doctor 365 from charitable trust accounts, along with transfers to Singh’s relatives, trustees and other entities.
A separate transaction examined by investigators involved Rs 23.17 lakh received from the Central Mine Planning and Design Institute in February 2026 as a CSR payment. Police allege that Rs 22.23 lakh was transferred soon afterwards to a vehicle dealership towards vehicle purchases. The chargesheet does not establish a final finding of guilt; the allegations will be tested through the legal process.
The case also highlights the operational challenge of monitoring CSR-funded healthcare work after money has been released. In the project reviewed by police, verification of beneficiary records became a key part of the investigation. The alleged movement of funds across trusts and companies has also placed the banking trail and relationships between charitable entities, employees and trustees under scrutiny.
During a search conducted in July, the Crime Branch seized 220 items, including medicines, injections, medical equipment, identity cards, stamps, cheque books, computers, hard drives and documents relating to the trusts and companies. Some medicines were reportedly expired or marked “Government Supply Only-Not for Sale”. The chargesheet and seized material will form part of the continuing legal proceedings in the case.
