Delhi anti-corruption officials detain pharma distributor Rajiv Rangila over multi-crore hospital procurement fraud

Delhi’s Anti-Corruption Branch apprehended 47-year-old pharma distributor Rajiv Rangila after his return from the United States, where he had been abroad since a FIR was filed on June 2. Rangila, identified as the mastermind behind an alleged procurement scam involving government hospitals, is accused of exploiting loopholes to secure contracts for medicines, radiological equipment and other supplies worth hundreds of crores, allegedly pocketing nearly R750 crore.

He was declared a proclaimed offender, a look-out circular was issued, and a city court placed him in four days of custody for further investigation. The probe has already led to the detention of former DGHS director-general Vatsala Agarwal, former CPA chief Vinod Kumar Ranga and CPA deputy controller Neeraj Chopra. Authorities claim Rangila used four companies, owned by associates, to win the contracts, violating basic procurement norms.

He resides in east Delhi’s Priyadarshini Vihar and also holds property in Uttarakhand and Haryana; he previously contested the 2014 Haryana assembly election as an independent from Karnal. The case stems from a Directorate of Vigilance-initiated inquiry after raids on the CPA office uncovered serious irregularities.