#Chhapia

A SENIOR GP who stole more than £1million of NHS money to fund his "desperate" addiction to online gambling has been struck off. Dr Rumi Chhapia tried to hit the jackpot on slot machines and roulette. The 45-year-old - who earned nearly £200000 a year - began his fraud after being put in charge of the accounts of a group of 16 surgeries. He…

A "popular and respected" doctor in the English town of Portsmouth has been jailed for more than three years after embezzling over £1million to fund his online gambling habit. 45-year-old Rumi Chhapia made 65 transfers totalling £1133704.50 to himself from a healthcare fund over a 41-day period in 2020, using the money to pay off his debts playing…

A "popular and respected" GP who embezzled more than £1.1 million in "six weeks of madness" to pay for his online gambling habit has been jailed for three years and four months. Experienced doctor Rumi Chhapia stole the funds from the healthcare group he founded, in 65 transfers during a 41-day period in 2020, to pay off his debts playing slot…