Fake doctor arrested in Ganjam
Digapahandi Police arrested a man for allegedly operating a clinic in Sanakhemundi, Ganjam district, Odisha, without a valid degree.
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Ganjam: Digapahandi Police arrested a man for allegedly operating a clinic in Sanakhemundi, Ganjam district, Odisha, without a valid degree.
Subhrajit Panda of Sandha village in Dhenkanal district has been identified as the accused. He was pretending to be a specialist doctor from AIIMS in Delhi and Bhubaneswar. He also ran a clinic in Cuttack at Ranihat.
According to sources, a police team led by Digapahandi police station inspector-in-charge (IIC) Dipti Ranjan Meher visited Babul Clinic two days ago on the orders of Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M, who had received a complaint from the family of an elderly woman treated by the bogus doctor.
Panda was detained after failing to produce any valid documentation to support his MBBS degree and registration number.
Later, the cops raided his rented house in Sanakhemundi, the clinic in Ranihat, Cuttack, and his residence in the city. His possessions have also been seized, including a high-end car.
Panda charged Rs 300 for a 5-minute consultation. After completing Plus II, he prepared the fake degree and began treating people after learning about medicine from medical representatives, according to the sources.
He was previously arrested by Telangana police in February 2020 for posing as a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) and attending a doctors' meeting.
