Fake doctor arrested at Delhi Airport over child's death after surgery
Kolkata: Following the death of a four-year-old child after a botched surgical procedure, a man accused of posing as a doctor and allegedly absconding after a case was registered against him in West Bengal's East Burdwan district has been arrested at Delhi airport, police said on Wednesday.
According to IANS, the accused allegedly operated on a four-year-old child in a hospital in the Nawabhat area of East Burdwan district a few days ago. The child died soon after the surgery. The doctor had been absconding since then.
Based on the complaint lodged by the child’s family, the police issued a lookout notice against him. Delhi police arrested the accused on Tuesday night, Bengal police said.
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According to police, the accused had been hiding in Dubai for a few days since the death of the four-year-old child. He was arrested at the airport soon after he returned to Delhi on Tuesday.
After questioning him and completing the subsequent legal process, the Burdwan police brought him to Kolkata by flight. They reached Kolkata airport by 1.30 a.m. on Wednesday. Police took him to the Burdwan police station for questioning.
After the child’s death due to botched surgery by the ‘fake doctor’, the police launched an investigation based on the complaint by family members. The investigation also raised questions about his qualifications as a doctor, reports IANS.
Police have said that there are several other allegations against him. “He left the country for Dubai during the investigation. A lookout notice was issued against him. He was arrested at the Delhi airport based on that notice,” said the police officer.
In a statement, the Association of Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes thanked the police for arresting the ‘fake’ doctor. A member of the association told local reporters, “We are hopeful that following his arrest, the fake doctor Zulfiqar and four others identified by us will also be arrested soon. We have full faith in the police.”
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