# Fake doctor arrested in Gujarat, 31 medicine brands seized 2026-08-08T20:51:00+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Police in Gujarat's Valsad district arrested Jaykaran Prajapat, 31, for allegedly practising allopathic medicine without a medical degree at a rented house near Valveri Phatak. A raid found him treating patients and seized 31 brands of medicines worth Rs 53,751. The accused, originally from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, was booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Medical Practitioners Act. The arrest is part of a broader drive after a directive from senior police officers to target unqualified practitioners. State data shows 2,724 complaints of bogus doctors were investigated between 2021 and 2023, leading to 169 cases of fake degrees and 154 FIRs. Similar arrests were made in Dahod, Anand and Vadodara earlier this year. ## Coverage - assamtribune.com Tags: fake doctor, Gujarat Police, medical fraud, Valsad Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/fake-doctor-arrested-in-gujarat-31-medicine-brands-seized/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/fake-doctor-arrested-in-gujarat-31-medicine-brands-seized/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.