India, Oct. 19 -- Police have arrested four members of a gang that allegedly misused health scheme cards meant for ex-servicemen to admit ineligible patients to private hospitals and extract money in return, police said on Saturday.

The arrests were made by Phase-2 police station near Tikona Park, Sector 110. Seven copies of ECHS (Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme) cards and four mobile phones were also seized, police added.

The suspects were identified as Danish (21), Pradeep Gaur (23), Sumit (33) and Pooran Singh (60), all residents of Bulandshahr district. Police said Danish has a diploma in pharmacy, while the others only have school-level education. Pradeep, who was employed at a Noida-based hospital, helped the gang hospita...