Man arrested for impersonating doctor at Surat Hospital

Surat: A man in an intoxicated state has been recently arrested after being found posing as a doctor with a stethoscope hanging around his neck at New Civil Hospital in Surat.  

The accused, a resident of Sagrampura and a native of Maharashtra was caught red-handed by the security personnel after he was found roaming on the fourth floor of the kidney building which houses the medicine ward. Later, he was handed over to the police.  

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As per The Indian Express news report, the incident took place on Friday when the nurse at the medicine ward of the hospital allegedly noticed the man roaming on the fourth floor wearing a stethoscope around his neck. After being suspicious of him, the nurse confronted him as she had never seen the man, as a doctor in the hospital before. After receiving an unsatisfactory response from the man, the nurse called the security guards and subsequently, he was taken to the office of the Medical Superintendent.  

According to the police, the accused had earlier worked as a male nurse at a private hospital. However, it is unclear why he was roaming in the hospital wearing a stethoscope in a drunken state.

Speaking to the Daily, Khatodara police inspector B R Rabari said, “We have done a medical examination of Shivaji Rao, 49, at the New Civil Hospital and found him to be drunk and arrested him. The accused had earlier worked as a male nurse in a private hospital but was jobless for the last few months. His wife still works at a private hospital in Surat. We are questioning him to find out the reason behind him walking in the hospital with a stethoscope.”

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