BPharm graduate arrested for running illegal clinic

Hyderabad: A man posing as a doctor was arrested by the Jubilee Hills police for running an unauthorised clinic in Yousufguda, putting the lives of unsuspecting patients at risk.

The accused, identified as a BPharmacy graduate with no medical license, was found treating patients and presenting himself as a qualified medical professional.

Acting on a credible tip-off, police raided the premises of SVA Sri Medicare First Aid and Health Care, located in Sri Krishna Nagar, and caught the fake doctor red-handed while attending to patients. During questioning, he admitted that he had no license to practice medicine and had been running the clinic purely for financial gain.

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Further investigation revealed that he had partnered with the owner of Sai Nitya Pharmacy, who not only supplied medicines but also helped prescribe drugs for profit.

From the clinic, police seized a stethoscope, BP apparatus, surgical tools, thermometer, weighing machine, medicines, injections, saline bottles, cotton, and 5,200 in cash. A case was registered under Sections 318(2), 319(2) BNS and 15(2) r/w 15(3) for medical negligence, reports the Deccan Chronicle.

This case once again highlights the urgent need for stringent monitoring of private clinics and pharmacies to prevent unqualified individuals from jeopardizing public health under the guise of medical care.

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Medical Dialogues team recently reported that, as the number of fake doctors continues to rise at an alarming rate in the state, the Telangana State Medical Council (TGMC) recently caught 18 quacks practising allopathy during raids conducted across multiple locations in a single day. These unregistered medical practitioners were found treating patients illegally- without a medical degree, registration, or even basic knowledge of allopathy. They were found prescribing medicines as well as administering antibiotics, steroids, and pain-relieving injections.