Katni Hospital Accused of Holding Employees Hostage, Demanding Ransom

• MGM Hospital in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, faces serious allegations of illegally detaining four employees, including Balkishan Patel.
• Hospital director Deepak Gupta and manager Sanjay Tiwari allegedly accused employees of stealing 60 lakh rupees.
• Employees were forcibly held from Dec 23 afternoon to Dec 24 night, pressured to pay 15 lakh rupees each.
• Balkishan Patel's family handed over land documents under duress for their release.
• Balkishan also alleges financial irregularities and threats; Katni SP Abhinay Vishwakarma ordered an investigation.

Why It Matters: Katni's MGM Hospital faces probe for alleged employee hostage-taking, extortion, and financial fraud.