Real Life 'Munna Bhai MBBS'? Fake Assam Doctor Who Performed 50 C-Sections Arrested
Pulok Malakar, posing as a doctor for over a decade, was arrested in Silchar, for performing over 50 surgeries without valid qualifications
A man posing as a doctor for over a decade has been arrested in Silchar, Assam, for allegedly performing more than 50 caesarean and gynaecological surgeries without any valid medical qualification.
The accused, Pulok Malakar, had been working at two private hospitals in Silchar and was widely known as a gynaecologist.
His arrest followed a tip-off, after which police raided Shibsundari Nari Shiksha Seva Ashram Hospital in Silchar while he was in the operation theatre performing a C-section, NDTV reported.
'We got information about him and started an investigation. After verification of all the documents, we found that all his certificates are fake. He was a fake medical practitioner and was running the business for many years," said senior police officer Numal Mahatta.
Malakar, a resident of Sribhumi in Assam, was produced before a local court on Monday and sent to five-day police custody.
His arrest is part of a larger crackdown in Assam on fake doctors. In January 2025, the state government led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma formed the Anti-Quackery and Vigilance Cell — a dedicated unit working with the police to identify unqualified individuals posing as medical professionals.
Since its formation, the cell has filed 13 FIRs and arrested 10 fake doctors across the state. One suspect remains on the run, and two cases are under investigation.
Most of the individuals caught have been targeting lower and middle-income patients in both rural and urban areas.
Last month, four fake doctors were arrested — two in Nagaon and two in Jorhat — after FIRs were filed by state anti-quackery officer Dr Abhijit Neog.
All four are now in judicial custody and have been booked under various charges, including cheating, criminal breach of trust, and offences under the National Medical Commission (NMC) Act, 2019.
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