AMRITSAR, March 21 -- Four doctors of city-based Fortis Escorts Hospital have been booked for negligence following the death of a 41-year-old actor and bodybuilder, Varinder Singh Ghuman, on October 9 last year, said officials on Friday. On October 31, a seven-member medical board was constituted to probe the death. On the complaint of Ghuman's father Bhupinder Singh, FIR was registered under section 106 (1) of the BNS (causing death by rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide) on Friday at the Sadar Police Station in Amritsar. The doctors nominated in the FIR are Dr Tapish Shukla, orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Alka Tiwari, consultant anaesthesia, Dr Rajinder Kaur, head, department of anaesthesia, and Dr Arun Kumar Chopra, consultant, cordiology. Confirming the development, the commissioner of police, Amritsar, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, said, "We have registered the FIR as per the medical board's report". The medical board had found negligence on the part of the hospital. On October 9, Ghuman died after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest after undergoing a surgical procedure following a shoulder injury. On February 26, the report was forwarded to the Amritsar police commissioner for necessary action. The report mentioned that after reviewing the statements and medical record, the board members were of the opinion that there was lack of transparency, failure to explain complications and deviation from the standard protocols. "There is medical negligence resulting in violation of patient's rights," it stated. Varinder, who worked in several Punjabi and Bollywood movies, won the Mr India competition in 2009. He was known as the world's first vegetarian professional bodybuilder. Following his death, the hospital had issued a statement, mentioning that Ghuman was evaluated in the OPD on October 6, 2025, for pain and restricted movement in his right shoulder. "Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with biceps tenodesis was advised. The patient had no known comorbidities. He underwent the planned procedure on October 9. The surgery was completed around 3 pm with stable vital parameters throughout. At 3.35 pm, the patient developed a sudden cardiac arrhythmia. Despite efforts, he could not be revived," it had said. However, the hospital has not given its version on the registration of the FIR, despite efforts to contact its functionaries....