Task Force police arrested 11 fake doctors and a medical shop owner during a special operation conducted in Jubilee Hills and Secunderabad today.
According to police, the accused were allegedly practising medicine using fake degree certificates and fake doctor certificates.
Police seized doctor prescriptions, rubber stamps bearing doctors’ names, fake medical certificates, thousands of medicines, glucose bottles and other medical equipments
from their possession.
The accused were reportedly treating around 50 to 100 patients every day and charging between Rs 50 and Rs 200 from each patient. Cases have been registered against the accused at various police stations.
Two cases were registered at Mudarangar, while one case each was registered at Jubilee Hills, Filmnagar, Borabanda, Ramgopalpet and Domalguda. Two cases each were registered at Chilkalguda and in the Old City.