Hyderabad: Fake Doctor arrested for allegedly treating patients without license, 2 others held
Hyderabad: A person impersonating as a doctor has been arrested by the Rachakonda Special Operations Team and Meerpet police in Hyderabad under charges of treating the patients without any valid eligibility and without a valid license, said the police.
In addition to the main accused, the fake doctor, two other persons were also arrested who helped him in acquiring the fake educational certificates.
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The main accused has been identified as K.Vijay Kumar who was working as a Duty Medical Officer (M.D), Physician in a private hospital. The other two persons arrested are Mahabub Ali Junaid and Afroz Khan who allegedly provided fake MBBS certificates for about Rs.6.5 lakh, reports the Telangana Today.
All three were arrested by the police after receiving specific input on the malpractice.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported a similar incident where a person impersonating a doctor had been arrested by the Pune rural police after he was allegedly caught giving allopathic prescriptions to patients at his clinic in Narayangaon in Junnar taluka of Pune district, Maharashtra. The fraudster identified as Anupkumar Harideep Mujumdar was charged with fraud and violating the Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act, 1961 by the district health authority.
The complaint was filed against the accused by Dr Chaitali Ramesh Kangune of Varulwadi's primary health centre (PHC). The arrest came after the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) gave directions to the health officials to conduct an inspection at the Narayangaon's medical facilities and identify any fraudulent doctors. The officials had questioned the accused about his credentials and asked if he held a license from one of the four recognized councils. He denied having the license. The officials found allopathic medications, injections, and medical supplies at his clinic.
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