MBBS doctor found practicing as paediatrician without qualification, booked

Meanwhile, a police officer investigating the case told The New Indian Express, "Our probe revealed that the accused even displayed DCH along with his name on the hospital website to convince people that he is a pediatrician."

There have been a number of cases in the state of Kerala where MBBS doctors are caught working as specialists without the required qualification, prompting the state government to direct the police to book the accused without any delay.

The instant case is reportedly the third incident in 2021, where a doctor was found practicing without the required qualification.

Prior to this, the action was taken by the Travancore Cochin Council of Modern Medicine (TCMC) against a Kasaragod-based doctor, who claimed to be a consultant sonologist without the required qualification.

In another incident, a doctor, a junior consultant at Karunagappally Taluk Hospital was suspended from service for holding a fake PG medical certificate.

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