Assam doctor accused of practising with fake registration number
Doctor booked
Bongaigaon: A practising doctor from Bongaigaon, Assam, has come under police scrutiny for allegedly using a medical registration number that does not belong to him.
An FIR has been registered against the doctor, who holds an MD degree from Russia and has been treating patients for nearly 24 years at Dr Agarwala’s SM Hospital and at his own clinic in Jyoti Nagar.
The issue came to light on November 3, when Dr Abhijit Neog, Anti-Quackery and Vigilance Officer of the Assam Council of Medical Registration, submitted a report to the Bongaigaon Police Station. In his complaint, he stated that the registration number 23577, used by the doctor, was actually issued to two other doctors officially.
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According to the complainant, the registration number 23577 was first issued in 2002 to a doctor who is an MBBS graduate from St Petersburg University, Russia, and a resident of Srinagar by the then Medical Council of India (now defunct). The same number was also issued under the Assam Council of Medical Registration to a doctor in 2016.
Since neither record reflects the name of the accused, Dr Neog expressed suspicion over the authenticity of his medical degree and requested police action.
Following the complaint, police have started an investigation, and the doctor is currently on the run. However, the police have launched an investigation to locate him.
When contacted, his relatives told Assam Tribune that he had stayed in Russia for an extended period and pursued medical studies there. Still, they were unable to provide clarity on the disputed registration number."
Medical Dialogues had reported that a total of five unqualified medical practitioners, including a BHMS (Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery) doctor, were allegedly practising allopathy illegally at private clinics, identified during surprise inspections by the Telangana Medical Council. These individuals were found prescribing allopathic medicines, including antibiotics, painkillers and steroid injections to patients without having an MBBS degree or a valid licence from the state medical council. They were operating clinics in the Amberpet and Saroornagar areas.
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