Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation has closed the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) scam case citing lack of evidence.

The investigating agency had earlier alleged that there were irregularities in empanelling corporate hospitals under the scheme. However, it recently filed a report at the special court for CBI cases here seeking closure of the case, which the court accepted.

A senior CBI official said, “We had earlier filed a final report in the court stating that no evidence had been found during investigation to indicate that a scam had taken place.”

The CBI had registered a case in January 2011, against a few corporate hospitals alleging that some private parties, government officials and corporate hospitals were involved in irregularities in the empanelling of the central government scheme.

A case for cheating under Sections 120 B and 420 of the IPC and relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act was booked and investigated. The investigating agency had also raided various corporate hospitals in the city and seized documents.

In its closure report filed in the special court, the CBI informed that no evidence was found to indicate a scam and requested the court to close the case and also permit it to return the seized documents.