16 fake doctors held in Surat for running clinics without medical degrees; most hail from other states

Surat: The Surat city police’s Special Operations Group (SOG), in coordination with the district health department, arrested 16 alleged bogus doctors on Tuesday for reportedly running clinics in Pandesara without recognised medical qualifications. Many of the accused are from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal.

The SOG conducted inspections across the city and identified several clinics in Pandesara where individuals were allegedly practising medicine without valid medical degrees. Decoy patients were sent to the clinics to verify the allegations, following which police teams carried out simultaneous raids.

The operation was led by DCP Rajdeep Nakum and police inspector Atul Sonara, along with chief district health officer Dr Anil B Patel.

According to police, the accused had been operating clinics for periods ranging from a few months to more than 30 years. Several had studied only up to Class 10 or Class 12, while others held degrees unrelated to medicine. Some had previously worked as compounders or assistants at hospitals and nursing homes before allegedly starting their own practices.

One of the accused had reportedly been running a clinic for 33 years, while another had operated clinics at different locations for around 30 years. Police said some of the accused examined several patients daily and earned substantial amounts through their alleged practices.

During the raids, officials seized medicines, injections, syrups and medical equipment collectively valued at Rs 1.82 lakh.

Cases were registered against the accused at Pandesara police station. The district health department will also initiate separate proceedings under the Clinical Establishments Act.

The arrested accused are:

1. Mahendrasingh Ramrupsingh Yadav, 53, a resident of Bapunagar, Vadod.
2. Shiyaram Vasanturam Morya, 54, a resident of Shastrinagar, Ganeshnagar, Pandesara.
3. Vinodbhai Gurudas Biswas, 58, a resident of Shivnagar, Pandesara.
4. Saddam Shukur Bankhan, 31, a resident of Muskan Residency, Bhestan, originally from Rajasthan.
5. Ramchandra Satyendra Yadav, 52, a resident of Krishnanagar, Vadod, originally from Bihar.
6. Surendra Prasad Paiyuprasad Mehta, 51, a resident of Shastrinagar, Pandesara.
7. Sunitikumar Surendranath Biswas, 49, a resident of Siddhi Vinayak Residency, Bhestan.
8. Bhakta Pratapchandra Palash, 42, a resident of Ashapuri Society, Pandesara.
9. Maheshwar Kalipad Vishwas, 45, a resident of Jiyan Residency, Eklara Road.
10. Paritosh Pulin Roy, 57, a resident of Mahavir Nagar, Vadod.
11. Aloksingh Vinodsingh, 38, a resident of Platinum Residency, New Althan, originally from Uttar Pradesh.
12. Ajitkumar Sudheshwar, 30, a resident of Shastrinagar, Vadod, originally from Bihar.
13. Kapilkumar Arjunprasad Verma, 58, a resident of Sundaram Residency, Bhestan.
14. Sanjitkumar Krishnanandan Singh, 44, a resident of Akash Pruthvi Society, Bhestan.
15. Jitendra Shivpuj Verma, 48, a resident of Bapunagar, Vadod.
16. Gautam Madan Prasad, 23, a resident of Ranchhodnagar, Pandesara.

Police said several of the accused had previously faced cases for allegedly practising medicine without the required qualifications. DeshGujarat