Man booked for running illegal clinic in Gurugram for 6 years
Gurugram: A man allegedly running an illegal clinic and treating patients without a medical degree for the past six years in Yadav Market, Gurugram, was busted by officials, leading to the registration of an FIR against him, police said on Wednesday.
A raid was carried out by a joint team of the health department and the drug control department at the fake clinic in the New Palam Vihar area in a special operation last night, they said.
According to the PTI report, a resident of West Bengal was found running the clinic named “Dr. Bengali Janta Seva Clinic” in Yadav Market, Sector 110.
Officials said the fake doctor who was putting patients’ lives at risk was arrested red-handed.
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This entire operation was carried out by a special team led by District Civil Hospital Medical Officer Dr Om Prakash and Drug Control Officer Dr Suresh Kumar.
According to an official, the department had been receiving anonymous complaints against the clinic for a long time. After verifying the complaint, the team conducted a planned raid on this clinic located in Yadav Market late at night.
Police said the accused failed to produce his medical degree, registration certificate and drug license when questioned by officials.
The clinic also did not have a biomedical waste disposal certificate or valid records of the purchase and sale of medicines.
The accused allegedly confessed that he had been treating patients in the area for the past six years without a medical degree, they added.
Based on a complaint by a medical officer, a case was lodged against him at Bajghera police station under various serious sections of the Medical Council Act and the Fraud Act.
A senior police officer said that they are interrogating the accused to determine if anyone else was involved with him in the “illegal business”.
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