Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 4 (ANI): An outsourced employee of AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) Bhopal has been booked for allegedly stealing Plasma from the hospital, a police officer said on Friday.

The accused has been identified as Ankit Khelkar. The action was taken after AIIMS management suspected his activity and lodged a complaint to the police, the officer added.

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Speaking to ANI, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP, Zone 2), Vivek Singh said, "We received information from AIIMS management that one of their outsourced employees, Ankit Khelkar, is stealing Plasma. When the administration suspected, they checked their footage in which they found suspicious activity and based on it, the management filed a case against the outsourced employee."

"We have registered a case under relevant sections of theft against the accused and efforts are on to nab him. Upon his arrest, we will be able to know since when he was involved in Plasma theft and whether he was black marketing it or not," he said.

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The officer further said that so far, the police have come to know that once the AIIMS management confiscated some suspicious items from the accused which he was carrying while his activity was found more suspicious after the footage was checked. Following this, the management complained to the police. (ANI)

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