The Gujarat Health Department has identified 38 suspected fake doctors during a 15-day statewide crackdown on unauthorised medical practice, with police registering First Information Reports (FIRs) against 35 of them, Health Minister Praful Pansheriya announced on Tuesday, November 3. The people detained are suspected of practising medicine without proper qualifications; the allegations are under investigation and have not been established in court.

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According to the minister, 298 teams formed by the Health Department and police conducted intensive inspections across Gujarat over 15 consecutive days. The joint operation included local police, Crime Branch and Special Operations Group (SOG) teams, and covered districts including Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot. It was carried out under the supervision of Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Rajiv Topno and Health Commissioner Ratankanvar Gadhavi Charan.

Source: Gujarat Headline

Rajkot records the most cases

Rajkot recorded the highest number of cases, with 17 suspected fake doctors facing legal action, followed by Surat with nine, Gir Somnath with three and Surendranagar with two, according to the figures shared by the minister. Officials said some suspected practitioners had shut their clinics and dispensaries before the joint inspection teams could reach them, and searches and surveillance are continuing to trace them.

Source: Medical Dialogues

Pansheriya said the campaign against fake and unqualified medical practitioners would continue with greater intensity even after Diwali and the festive season. The drive used taluka-level committees that include health officers, police personnel and local revenue staff for the inspections.

Source: Gujarat Headline