Karma Paid #justice Chapter 1: The Heartbeat of Deception The night was unnervingly silent at Sushruta Memorial Hospital, a sprawling complex known more for its lucrative private patients than its commitment to public health. Dr. Aditi Rao, one of the few remaining doctors who cared deeply about her patients, was wrapping up a long shift in the cardiology wing. She had been troubled by the hospital's increasingly unethical practices—exorbitant billing, unnecessary surgeries, and questionable patient deaths. But tonight, her concern had turned to fear. Earlier in the day, she had stumbled upon something alarming: a set of patient records that had been tampered with, showing discrepancies between actual treatment and what had been billed. The more she dug, the more she realized that this was no clerical error; it was deliberate, widespread, and dangerous. She knew she was onto something big, something that could destroy careers and lives. And now, ...