Illegal clinic busted in Hyderabad, Quack arrested
Hyderabad: In its ongoing investigation to crackdown quacks in Telangana, the Central task force recently nabbed a 53-year-old man for allegedly treating patients and running a fake clinic in Amberpet without a valid medical degree.
Posing as a fake doctor, he was found running a private clinic in Amberpet where he duped several patients by falsely claiming to have diplomas in naturopathy and yoga as well as emergency medicine.
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According to the Siasat Daily news report, the accused gained knowledge of Ayurvedic and General medicine while working in various clinics. Based on the acquired knowledge, he opened his clinic illegally and treated the patients fraudulently.
Using a false letter pad with the name ‘Dr A Raju, D.NYS, P.G.D.EM.S. (Mumbai)’, the accused obtained money illegally through false treatment of the patients. He allegedly endangered the lives of innocent patients by assessing their health and prescribing medications without sufficient diagnosis reports and a valid medical board license.
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