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Class 12 pass among 8 arrested for practising as doctors in Surat
A joint Surat Police SOG and health department operation arrested eight alleged fake doctors in Pandesara. The case has also brought scrutiny to one accused's earlier treatment of a 14-year-old boy whose death is under investigation.
Police said the accused had been running the clinics for two to 10 years, with some having only Class 12 or BSc qualifications and others having worked as compounders or operation theatre assistants.
Eight people accused of practising as doctors without recognised medical degrees were arrested in Surat following a joint operation by the city police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) and the district health department.
According to police, the accused were running clinics at eight different locations in the Pandesara area and treating patients despite not possessing the required medical qualifications. They had allegedly been practising for periods ranging from two to 10 years.