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TORONTO — Former Order of Canada recipient Dr. Ranjit Kumar Chandra was found guilty of unprofessional, disgraceful and dishonourable conduct for bilking OHIP out of more than $2 million, a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario disciplinary panel decided.

Chandra, 79, who now lives in India, was tried in absentia and no longer practises in Ontario. His penalty hearing will take place Thursday.

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The disciplinary panel hasn’t released its reasons for the guilty judgment.

Chandra — who presented a letter denying all allegations — billed almost $200,000 while he was in Europe, the Middle East or India, the hearing was told earlier.

College prosecutor Elisabeth Widner said Chandra‘s passport and other documents placed him in India, Zurich, London or the United Arab Emirates while he continued to fleece taxpayers for $197,000 through his false billings scheme.

“He targeted OHIP in a calculated fraud in which he used and induced patients and staff members by furnishing them with money and cheques for improper use in a billing scheme,” said Widner.