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Fake doctor held at Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A fake doctor who was running a clinic ‘Sri Sai Venkateswara Clinic’ at Amberpet was arrested by the police. The accused, Raju Gangaram Ankalap, while working in a clinic gained some insights on Ayurvedic and general medicine and to gain easy money opened his own illegal clinic. The Police seized medicines and medical equipment from the clinic. Impersonating as a doctor with no qualifications and printing a false letter pad with the name ‘Dr A Raju, D.NYS, P.G.D.EM.S. (Mumbai)’, he obtained easy money illegally while endangering the lives of innocent individuals by assessing their health and prescribing medications without sufficient diagnosis reports and without a valid medical board license. Police registered a case under 419, 420 Indian Penal Code. The apprehension was under the supervision of IPS Rashmi Perumal, Inspector of Police, Superintendent N. Nagesh, and other officials.