In a shocking incident, a fake gynaecologist, who allegedly performed over 50 cesarean sections (C-sections) without proper medical qualifications, was arrested from inside an operation theatre in Assam’s Silchar.
The accused, identified as Pulok Malakar, is a resident of Sribhumiwas, Assam, and had been practicing as a well-known “gynaecologist” for more than 10 years at two private hospitals in the city.
According to reports, Malakar was caught red-handed while performing a C-section surgery. A senior police officer, Numal Mahatta, confirmed the arrest and stated, “We received information and began a detailed investigation. After document verification, it was revealed that all his certificates are forged. He was a fake medical practitioner who had been operating for years.”
The accused was produced before a local court on Monday and has been remanded to five days of police custody for further interrogation.
The arrest comes as part of a statewide crackdown launched by the Assam government against fake doctors and quacks. A special task force, working alongside the state police, has already filed over 10 cases in recent months to curb illegal medical practice in the state.
This isn’t the first high-profile case of medical fraud in India. In Madhya Pradesh, Narendra Vikramaditya Yadav, who posed as a cardiologist under the alias Narendra John Camm, was arrested after the deaths of seven patients due to botched surgeries at a hospital in Damoh. Yadav is also accused in the 2006 death of former assembly speaker Rajendra Prasad Shukla.
Police investigations revealed that Yadav’s degrees were fake, and his registration with medical councils could not be verified.
Both cases highlight the urgent need for stringent checks and reforms in medical credential verification, as these incidents have put countless lives at risk.
