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Hyderabad police arrest 12 fake doctors in raids
Hyderabad Task Force Police have arrested 12 people allegedly practising medicine with fake degrees during raids in Jubilee Hills and Secunderabad. The accused had no proper medical qualifications but were running clinics,…
Hyderabad Task Force Police have arrested 12 people allegedly practising medicine with fake degrees during raids in Jubilee Hills and Secunderabad. The accused had no proper medical qualifications but were running clinics, administering saline and injections, and prescribing medicines without licences.
Among those arrested was a woman with paramedical training who allegedly ran a clinic without permissions for nearly four years. Police seized saline bottles, BP monitors, medicines and surgical equipment from the clinics.
The accused were reportedly treating 50 to 100 patients a day, charging between Rs 50 and Rs 200 per patient. Cases have been registered at various police stations, and further investigation is underway.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Telangana has seen a series of crackdowns on unqualified medical practitioners in recent years, but the scale here is notable: 12 clinics operating openly in affluent neighbourhoods suggests systemic gaps in enforcement. Under the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, practising medicine without registration is a cognisable offence carrying up to one year in prison. The real test will be whether the state health department audits similar clinics across Hyderabad before another patient is harmed.
The Hyderabad police's next step is to trace the source of the fake degrees and determine if a racket supplied them to more practitioners.
Source: khaleejtimes.com
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