Man impersonates as MBBS doctor, runs clinic for 3 years, held
“We came to know that his educational qualification is only Class VIII, and impersonated himself as an MBBS doctor,” Jagannath Prasad police station inspector Dillip Nayak said.
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Berhampur: A 45-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly impersonating as a doctor and running a clinic for the last three years in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said on Saturday.
Several medicines and basic medical equipment worth over Rs 1 lakh have also been seized during a search operation at the facility in Kumpapada village in Jagannath Prasad block on Thursday, a senior officer said.
"We came to know that his educational qualification is only Class VIII, and impersonated himself as an MBBS doctor," Jagannath Prasad police station inspector Dillip Nayak said.
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