Brits – The trial of a doctor accused of defrauding a medical scheme and the labour department’s Compensation Fund was postponed until October 2 by the Brits Magistrate’s Court on Friday, the department said.

Magistrate Louise Matthee postponed the case for plea and trial, spokesman Page Boikanyo said in a statement.

Dr Ganesh Anil Anirudhra faces 319 charges for allegedly submitting illegitimate claims to Bonitas medical scheme and the Compensation Fund between 2008 and 2012.

“He is alleged to have left a trail of fictitious claims against the fund, claiming to have treated ‘injured workers’ whom he did not treat,” Boikanyo said.

The doctor was also accused of practising as a gynaecologist while he was registered only as a general practitioner.

The Hawks arrested Anirudhra at George Mukhari Hospital, in GaRankuwa, in December, after years of living as a fugitive.

His bail of R20 000 was extended. – Sapa