Telangana's Crackdown on Quacks: 12 FIRs Registered
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Hyderabad: The Telangana State Medical Council (TSMC) has recently taken legal action against 12 individuals for illegally practicing medicine. Of these, eight practised in Hyderabad and its surrounding areas, while the remaining four were located in various districts.
As part of the crackdown, FIRs have been registered at police stations nearest to the locations of these unauthorized healthcare facilities. The illegal practitioners were found in Vanasthalipuram, Dundigal, Bachupally, Sangareddy, and Banswada.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the Telangana State Medical Council (TSMC) has filed 400 FIRs over the past year and issued notices to 40 doctors suspected of aiding these illegal practitioners. Following the recent raids to curb the growing issue of unqualified medical practitioners, this year, TGMC has registered cases against 15 fake doctors.
Speaking to Telangana Today, TS Medical Council Vice-Chairman Dr G Srinivas said, “Quacks posing as MBBS doctors are taking advantage of the vulnerable situation of patients. By prescribing antibiotics and other high-end medications without qualification, they are risking the lives of innocent people. There is a dire need to take action against such individuals”.
Meanwhile, in Sangareddy, the Srinivas Clinic, Dastagir Clinic, and Manikanta First-Aid Centre were targeted in the recent crackdown. Additionally, in Banswada, Kamareddy district, an FIR was lodged against another medical practitioner who ran Dhanwanari Clinic. In Dundigal, cases were registered against a doctor, who ran Sathvik Clinic, and also against the operator of Swetha Clinic. Similarly, in Bachupally, legal action was initiated against a doctor of Buchi Babu Clinic and Yesh First-Aid Centre, reports the Daily.
The Vanasthalipuram region saw multiple cases, with FIRs lodged against doctors associated with Smart Cure Centre, Vasu Medical and General Store and Clinic, Ayansh Diagnostic Centre, and Raajarshy Infirmary. The Telangana State Medical Council has reiterated its commitment to eradicating the menace of quackery and ensuring that only qualified professionals provide medical care.
