Fake doctor arrested after 9 years on run for botched surgery that led to patient's death
New Delhi (PTI): A woman who posed as a doctor and was absconding for more than nine years following a botched surgery that resulted in a patient’s death has finally been arrested, police said.
The accused (48), a resident of Sangam Vihar, was nabbed from Greater Kailash-II where she was working as caretaker for a senior citizen.
The woman had allegedly obtained a forged BAMS degree from Bihar and opened a clinic in Vikas Nagar in Ranhola in 2008, read the statement of the Crime Branch.
Police further said that despite studying only up to class 12, she allegedly ran a clinic as a doctor and primarily catered to gynaecology patients. In 2009, Ramesh Kumar, a resident of Ranhola, admitted his pregnant wife at her clinic for abdominal pain.
According to the FIR, the accused administered medication and discharged the patient. When the pain persisted, she was readmitted the next day and underwent surgery on the accused's recommendation. The woman's condition worsened after she was discharged again, and she was shifted to DDU Hospital, where she died, read the statement.
Subsequent investigations revealed the accused had no formal medical education and had allegedly forged her credentials. She was arrested but later granted bail. In 2016, after failing to appear in court, she was declared a proclaimed offender.
"During interrogation, she confessed to learning basic treatment while assisting a doctor in Uttam Nagar in 2005-06. She later arranged a forged degree and opened her clinic. She had kept changing locations to evade arrest," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Aditya Gautam said in the statement.
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AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam arrested for defending Pak in Pahalgam terror attack: Assam CM
Guwahati, Apr 24 (PTI): Assam's opposition AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam was arrested on Thursday on sedition charges for allegedly defending Pakistan and its complicity in the Pahalgam terror attack, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
The AIUDF has distanced itself from the legislator’s comments, stating that the views were his own and not of the party.
“We have seen a video where the MLA is defending Pakistan and its complicity in the attack. I had instructed the police to take action and accordingly, the DGP has informed me that he has been arrested,” Sarma said at a press conference here.
Islam was arrested from his residence in Nagaon district.
"The MLA will be produced before a court and we will take the case to its logical conclusion,” he added.
Twenty-six people, mostly tourists, were killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on Tuesday.
Sarma said no attempt to directly or indirectly support Pakistan through any means, including on social media, will be tolerated and the police have strict directions to act against such persons immediately.
The chief minister, in a post on X, affirmed the state government’s strong action against anyone defending Pakistan.
“Assam will take the strongest possible action against anyone who dares to defend—directly or indirectly—the horrific, Pakistan-sponsored terror attack in Pahalgam. Let it be known clearly: those who attempt to justify, normalise, or dilute the brutal murder of innocent civilians are not exercising freedom of expression—they are standing against the soul of India,” he said.
Assam Police, also in a post on social media, said the AIUDF legislator has been arrested for a "misleading and instigating statement …which went viral and had the potential to create an adverse situation".
A case has been registered at Nagaon Sadar police station under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita.
Meanwhile, AIUDF president Badruddin Ajmal said the views expressed by Islam are his personal opinion.
“The comments made by Aminul Islam are unfortunate. This is the time to stand with our government. Terrorists have no religion. These terrorists are giving Islam a bad name,” Ajmal said.
He maintained that the views expressed by Islam in the video did not reflect the party’s stand, and the AIUDF already condemned the attack.
