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Time of India
a day ago
- Health
- Time of India
Facing cases, fake docs back in biz; booked again
Hyderabad: In a disturbing trend, fake medical professionals in Telangana, previously booked for running illegal clinics, are found restarting their 'businesses' — often within months of them being shut down by authorities. At least two such cases have come to light since Telangana Medical Council (TGMC) started cracking down on quacks. In both instances, cops filed fresh FIRs following complaints from TGMC. The first case was reported from Vanasthalipuram. V Sridhar Rao, who was first booked in Nov 2024 for impersonating a doctor and running an unlicensed polyclinic — Sri Venkateshwara Medical and General Stores — resumed his illegal practice earlier in 2025. According to TGMC officials who had raided the place and shut down the facility alleged that Rao restarted the clinic under a new name: Sri Venkateshwara Clinic. "This came to light during our inspection in April 2025. He was running the facility with multiple beds and even prescribing allopathic injections, IV-fluids, and other drugs to patients. These injections can be detrimental if administered unsupervised," said a TGMC member, who was part of the inspection team. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software [Click Here] Esseps Learn More Undo Based on the council's complaint, Vanasthalipuram police booked a second case against him under Section 318(4) and 319 (2) (cheating), Section 22 of the Telangana Medical Practitioners Registration (TMPR) Act (punishment for contravention), and Section 34,r/w 54 of the National Medical Commission (NMC) Act (ban to practise on unregistered medical practitioners). "We have filed a charge sheet in both cases and the cases are now before the Rangareddy court. We have also brought it to the notice of the judge that Rao is a repeat offender," said an official from the Vanasthalipuram police station. Similarly, in the second case TGMC found an unqualified practitioner, G Suresh, running a clinic — Laxmi Clinic — in Mancherial. "Despite being booked under multiple sections for cheating and forgery, Suresh returned to his practice within three months under a new name, Laxmi First Aid Centre," said a TGMC member who registered the complaint. He added: "Even after the second FIR in 2024, he continues to run a single bed facility and has even hired an unqualified nursing staff. " The second FIR against Suresh was filed under similar sections at the Mancherial town police station. 'Enforcement of Act a challenge' Incidentally, while as per the National Medical Commission (NMC) guidelines practising medicine without an MBBS degree — which amounts to quackery — is punishable by up to one year of imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5 lakh, the state rule is much more lenient. As per the TGMPR Act, such offenders face only three months in jail and a fine of Rs 500. Dr K Mahesh Kumar, chairman of TGMC, says this loophole is exploited by many fake doctors, and admits to enforcement of the state Act still being a challenge. "It is the responsibility of the DMHO (district medical and health officer) and district registration authority (DRA) to crack down on quacks, seal clinics and conduct regular follow ups to check whether they are practising again," said Dr Kumar, adding, "We have been writing to them in this regard and sending FIR copies too. But no follow ups are being conducted. Few months ago, a DMHO sealed a quack's clinic in Medchal but after four months the clinic reopened. " Since TGMC's formation in 2024, the council has filed about 170 FIRs about quacks. Of these, charge sheets have been filed in 135 cases and trials are underway in 40. "But the problem is much deeper. Our estimate is there are around 55,000 quacks operating across Telangana, with nearly 75% concentrated in urban centres such as Hyderabad and its peripheries," said a council member Don't have authority: DMHO According to health officials, lack of coordination among enforcement bodies is a concern. A senior DMHO, on condition of anonymity, claimed their department only intervenes in serious cases like illegal abortions or medical negligence. "We are not the regulatory authority for quackery," said the official, claiming that the govt is, in fact, considering regularising quacks by issuing medical certificates. "There are about 3,000 to 4,000 such practitioners in every district. If the govt wants us to act, why wouldn't we?" he said. The official also pointed to the gaps in public healthcare infrastructure, stating how these quacks often refer patients to hospitals and take commissions, acting as unofficial intermediaries. "Many of them are well-established in their localities. They are seen as accessible healthcare providers, especially in underserved areas." QUOTE Unless a dedicated, autonomous body is created to deal with quackery and expedite legal proceedings, the situation will only worsen. We have only 19 members across the state for inspections, with most of them practising doctors themselves. Without systemic changes and strong political will, this menace will continue. — Dr K Mahesh Kumar, chairman, TGMC GFX: Cases where individuals were caught with fake MBBS certificates of real doctors -- In March this year, an individual at Ankura hospital, Madinaguda was found practising with forged medical registration documents by the medical council. The accused, identified as Kalapala Bharat Kumar, edited the original certificate of a doctor by altering his name, address and other credentials. An FIR was registered at Miyapur police station. The hospital dismissed him immediately. -- In Feb a govt doctor from Nizamabad medical college and TGMC filed two separate complaints against a man for allegedly running a clinic in Turkayamjal, Rangareddy using a forged MBBS degree of the govt doctor. Vanasthalipuram police filed an FIR against Chandrashekhar and initiated a probe -- In a surprise inspection on Dec 31 2024, TGMC caught a person named V Rambabu for illegally running a hospital (Vijaya Hospital), in Kothur, Rangareddy. As per the council, Rambabu had illegally obtained a certificate from a qualified doctor and submitted it as a proof of registration to the DMHO. A case was registered at Kothur police station All these FIRs were registered under Sections 318 (cheating) and 319 (cheating by impersonating), 338 (forging documents) of BNS and other relevant sections of NMC and TMPR Act.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Health
- The Hindu
Telangana health minister flags private medical college stipend issues with NMC Chairman
Telangana Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha met with Chairman of the National Medical Commission (NMC) Dr. B.N. Gangadhar in Hyderabad on Saturday (May 31) and raised concerns over the challenges faced by medical students in private institutions, particularly the non-payment and delay of stipends. During the meeting, the Minister underscored the impact of the rapid increase in the number of private medical colleges in Telangana, stating that it has strained both infrastructure and faculty recruitment. He appealed to the NMC to consider providing temporary exemptions in building norms and to support efforts to fill faculty vacancies. The Minister also highlighted the shortage of postgraduate (PG) medical seats compared to the growing number of MBBS graduates in the State. He urged the Commission to allow an expansion of PG seats to improve training opportunities for graduates and strengthen healthcare delivery. Responding to the concerns, the NMC chairman assured that the Commission would look into the issues raised. According to an official release, the NMC Chairman also held in-depth discussions on the overall functioning of medical colleges and hospitals and agreed on the importance of safeguarding the quality of medical education. The meeting was attended by Health Secretary Christina Z. Chongthu, Vice-Chancellor of Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS) Dr. P.V. Nanda Kumar Reddy, and other senior officials from the State health department.
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
HC rejects plea against 100% quota in PC-PNDT
1 2 Jaipur: A single judge bench of Rajasthan High Court rejected the petitions challenging complete reservation in PC-PNDT and related diploma programmes. The reservation applies exclusively to in-service doctors in Rajasthan or individuals who completed their MBBS from medical institutions within the state. A single bench of Justice Sameer Jain gave this order while hearing the petition of Anoop Agarwal and others on May 21, with the order uploaded Tuesday. "This is a policy decision of the govt, and it is also not against the provisions of the Constitution," the court said. The petitioner said that on April 22, the NEET PG Counselling Board issued an advertisement and sought applications for conducting a six-month ultrasound training course under PC-PNDT. "It was provided that in the first round, only doctors who have done MBBS from the state's medical colleges and in-service doctors will be included. If seats remain vacant after this, then in the second and subsequent rounds, those who have done MBBS from outside the state will be given a chance. We have challenged this and maintained that the National Medical Commission considers doctors who have done MBBS from anywhere in the country to be equal on the basis of merit," said Tanveer Ahamed, counsel for the petitioner. In such a situation, the petitioner cannot be discriminated against on the basis of place for admission in this course.
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Return docus of PG student sans payment: HC orders med college
Bhopal: In an interim order, a division bench of the MP high court ordered Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College , Jabalpur, to return the documents of a PG student from Bhopal, who quit her studies midway following the death of her father. The court restrained the medical college from demanding Rs 30 lakh from the student according to the conditions of the bond until the case is finally decided. Dr Nisha Rawat from Bhopal, in her petition, said that she took admission at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College in the postgraduate course in microbiology in the academic session 2023-24. She had to quit the course midway to take care of her mother following the death of her father. She wants to join the community medicine department at Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, as a demonstrator, but the Jabalpur medical college is demanding Rs 30 lakh from her to release her documents as per the condition of the bond she filled at the time of admission. Senior Counsel Aditya Sanghi, appearing for the petitioner, contended that the National Medical Commission (NMC) has asked all the states and union territories to do away with the bond that medical students have to fill at the time of admission in a PG course. The bench of Chief Justice S K Kait and Justice Vinay Jain, while ordering Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College to release the papers of the girl without the amount of penalty, said that the final outcome in the case would be subject to their final judgement.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Return docus of PG student sans payment: HC orders med college
Bhopal: In an interim order, a division bench of the MP high court ordered Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur, to return the documents of a PG student from Bhopal, who quit her studies midway following the death of her father. The court restrained the medical college from demanding Rs 30 lakh from the student according to the conditions of the bond until the case is finally decided. Dr Nisha Rawat from Bhopal, in her petition, said that she took admission at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College in the postgraduate course in microbiology in the academic session 2023-24. She had to quit the course midway to take care of her mother following the death of her father. She wants to join the community medicine department at Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, as a demonstrator, but the Jabalpur medical college is demanding Rs 30 lakh from her to release her documents as per the condition of the bond she filled at the time of admission. Senior Counsel Aditya Sanghi, appearing for the petitioner, contended that the National Medical Commission (NMC) has asked all the states and union territories to do away with the bond that medical students have to fill at the time of admission in a PG course. The bench of Chief Justice S K Kait and Justice Vinay Jain, while ordering Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College to release the papers of the girl without the amount of penalty, said that the final outcome in the case would be subject to their final judgement.
