Tirupur: Fake doctor arrested, nabbed by health officials
Tirupur: A fake doctor has been arrested from Thanjavur district for allegedly treating patients without any legitimate medical degree.
The accused has been identified as a 42-year-old man named P Jayakumar who was running KS Clinic near Kaikatti at Avinashi for the past two years, said the police.
After getting some insight about the illegal clinic, a team of health officials inspected the clinic and found that Jayakumar was unable to provide his certificate and registration number upon being asked by the officials.
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A police officer told TOI on Wednesday, "When he failed to answer them properly, the health officials inquired about the medical background. While he had completed only the Bachelor of Medical Science course, he was offering allopathy treatment to the patients for the past two years."
Later, a complaint was filed against Jayakumar by the district health department with the Avinashi police.
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