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Crime
Punjab Independence Day Shock: Fake Surgery Beneficiaries Seen Dancing
✍️ News18
🗓 18 Aug 2026, 06:38 PM
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During Punjab's Independence Day celebrations, beneficiaries of a fraudulent surgery program were caught dancing, raising concerns over the legitimacy of the medical scheme.
During the celebrations of Punjab's Independence Day, a group of individuals who had reportedly received surgeries under a fraudulent medical scheme were filmed dancing in public. The incident was reported by News18 and has sparked immediate concern among health officials and the public. Authorities have begun an investigation into the program that allegedly provided these surgeries, questioning its legality and oversight. No official statement has yet been released by the state health department, but the event has prompted calls for stricter regulation of medical procedures in the state. The footage, which circulated online, shows the beneficiaries celebrating in a festive setting, adding to the controversy surrounding the alleged scam.