Quack Menace: 5 fake "senior doctors" held after raid on illegal clinics

Published On 2021-08-21 04:45 GMT | Update On 2021-08-21 04:45 GMT

Mumbai: In a raid on clinics being illegally run by 'fake doctors' in Shivaji Nagar area, a joint team of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and police has arrested five quacks on Wednesday for treating patients without any medical degrees or certificates or registration with the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) or any other authority.

The team received a tip-off regarding quacks and illegal clinics in the Shivaji Nagar area after which they raided the five clinics in the areas and arrested five quacks who were working as senior doctors.

The investigating team came to know that the five doctors of the five clinics were not registered with the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC).

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The fake doctors were operating in the sprawling slums of Govandi-Shivajinagar areas of north-east Mumbai. After receiving a tipoff, police inspector H.M. Nanavare and constable N.B. Sawant investigated the matter discreetly and informed the BMC Assistant Health Officer of M-East Ward Dr. Priya Koli.

A team of doctors also accompanied the raiding police officials while visiting the clinics. After reaching the facilities, the team tried to verify the details of the accused, however, they came to know that the accused claiming themselves to be senior doctors actually did not have any valid qualifications to practice medicine, reports IANS. The doctors were also charging exorbitantly for various kinds of treatment from the patients.

An official said that the doctors had no medical degrees or certificates or registration with the Maharashtra Medical Council or any other authority and were found to be impersonators. However, they were blatantly 'treating' patients of all kinds of diseases, injuries or wounds, administering injections, giving or prescribing medicines, advising surgeries, etc. The teams raided the locations separately and nabbed the five 'senior' doctors -- all males, aged between 43 and 53.

The police also recovered large quantities of medical stuff including stethoscopes, injections, bottles of drips and injections, surgical trays, all types of oral drugs and syrups, antibiotics, and even certain sensitive or restricted use drugs, medical literature, etc. from the premises that were searched.

The five accused have been booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act, 1961 and further investigations are underway.

Article Source : with agency inputs

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Sanchari Chattopadhyay

Sanchari Chattopadhyay has pursued her M.A in English and Culture Studies from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal. She likes observing cultural specificities and exploring new places.

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Quack Menace: 5 fake "senior doctors" held after raid on illegal clinics

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