TGMC Busts Fake Doctor in Hyderabad Injecting Distilled Water as Treatment

The Telangana Medical Council (TGMC) has launched a crackdown on quacks in Hyderabad, targeting individuals practicing allopathy without an MBBS degree. Inspecting teams from the Telangana State Medical Council conducted raids on several clinics and diagnostic centers in the Ramanthapur and Uppal areas, uncovering a shocking case of a fake doctor administering distilled water as medication while posing as a licensed doctor.

In a bid to combat quackery, senior officials from the Medical Council, including Dr. Suresh Kumar, Dr. Pratibha Lakshmi, and Dr. B Vamsi Krishna, participated in inspections, with the Telangana Medical Council pledging to take strict action against those involved.

A crackdown on fake medical practitioners in Hyderabad's Ramanthapur and Uppal areas has uncovered several disturbing practices. Yadagiri, the president of the Ramanthapur Rural Medical Practitioner Association, was caught posing as a qualified doctor, prescribing medications and administering fake treatments. Inspections revealed that he was injecting patients with distilled water, deceiving them into thinking they were receiving proper medical care.

The situation worsened when officials seized hundreds of vials of distilled water and evidence of unauthorized antibiotics and steroids from his clinic, Ushodaya First Aid Center in Ram Reddy Nagar, Ramanthapur. Yadagiri falsely claimed to be a doctor, illegally prescribed medicines, and administered antibiotics and steroid injections to patients, said TGMC member Pratibha Lakshmi.

At Anjali Clinic in Beerappagadda, a fake doctor named B. Srinivas was caught dispensing steroids and antibiotic syrups to children, and a large stockpile of restricted medications was seized. Also, he was writing prescriptions and selling huge stocks of antibiotics, steroids, and painkillers without permission, and sourcing high-end drugs from private agencies without authorization.

A deeper investigation into the fake medical practitioners in Hyderabad has revealed a complex supply chain in Boduppal, where unlicensed medical stores were providing medications to these impostors. Furthermore, Sri Dhanvantari Diagnostics was caught conducting unauthorized tests using falsified signatures. Dr. Pratibha Lakshmi has condemned these activities and announced that legal actions will be taken under sections 34 and 54 of the National Medical Commission (NMC) Act.

The council is also preparing to revoke the licenses of clinics and diagnostic centers involved in such fraudulent practices. In addition, Dhanavantiri Diagnostics was found to be operating without permission from the health department, and quacks were using a pathologist's digital signature to conduct diagnostic tests illegally.

Inspections in Nehru Nagar, Ramanthapur, have uncovered shocking practices. A licensed doctor, Narsinha Chary, was found to have allowed a fake practitioner, Aavanch Suresh, to treat patients at SVL Clinic, which was registered under Dr. Chary's name.

However, it was discovered that Avancha Suresh was operating the clinic as its Managing Director, without Dr. Chary's involvement. The Telangana State Medical Council (TSMSC) has issued notices to Dr. Narasimha Chary and will file a case against Avancha Suresh.

Furthermore, inspections revealed that Sri Balaji First Aid, run by Turaga Nageshwar Rao, was administering pain relief injections without proper credentials. Turaga Nageshwar Rao was found to be treating patients without an MBBS qualification, and was also administering Schedule H injections and painkillers illegally. The TSMSC is in the process of filing a complaint against Turaga Nageshwar Rao with the police.

(Input from various sources)

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