Daijiworld Media Network - Valsad
Valsad, Aug 8: Gujarat Police have arrested a man for allegedly practising as a doctor without a medical degree and treating patients with allopathic medicines from a rented house in Valsad district, officials said on Saturday.
The accused has been identified as Jaykaran Prajapat, who is currently residing near Valveri Phatak in Kaprada taluka. He is originally from Bhatpurva Samuhi in Ghatampur taluka of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.
The action followed directions to identify individuals practising medicine without the required qualifications and initiate legal action against them.
The directions were issued by Surat Division Inspector General of Police Prem Veer Singh, Valsad Superintendent of Police Dr Yuvrajsinh Jadeja and Assistant Superintendent of Police, Dharampur Division, Dr Sandeep T.
According to Kaprada police, Inspector D.N. Vanza was supervising patrols in the area when Assistant Head Constable Ashishbhai Arjunbhai received specific information that Jaykaran was allegedly practising as a doctor near Valveri Phatak.
A police team, accompanied by the medical officer of the Primary Health Centre at Rohiyal Jungle and a pharmacist, subsequently raided a rented house belonging to Naranbhai Devrambhai near Valveri Phatak.
Police said Jaykaran was found treating patients and administering allopathic and other medicines despite allegedly not possessing a medical degree.
Officials said such practice could pose a risk to human life and physical safety. During the raid, police recovered 31 different brands of allopathic medicines valued at Rs 53,751.20.
Jaykaran was taken to Kaprada police station, where an FIR was registered under Section 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Section 30 of the Medical Practitioners Act.
The arrest comes amid a series of cases involving alleged unqualified medical practitioners across Gujarat.
In July, police apprehended an alleged bogus doctor in Dahod for reportedly practising medicine without the required qualifications or licence.
In June, Anand police arrested 58-year-old Nitin Dahya Parmar, who was accused of running a medical practice from his residence in Borsad and treating patients for more than two decades without producing valid Gujarat Medical Council registration. A police team accompanied by a government medical officer had raided his premises.
Earlier in March, Vadodara's Special Operations Group arrested Dhaval Kawad for allegedly practising allopathy without a valid medical degree at a clinic in Gajrawadi. Police said antibiotics, cough syrup, glucose bottles, a stethoscope and a nebuliser were seized from the premises.
The cases come against the backdrop of official data highlighting the scale of alleged bogus medical practice in Gujarat.
In March, the state government told the Gujarat Assembly that 2,724 complaints of bogus doctors received between 2021 and 2023 had been investigated. Of these, 169 individuals were found to have fake degrees, while 154 FIRs were registered.