Sikar, June 26: Rajasthan police has arrested a man fraudulently practising as a doctor in a hospital in Sikar district of the state. The accused, identified as 44-year-old Man Singh Baghel, does not hold a medical degree and studied only till 12th standard.
He was arrested from a hospital in Palsana area of Sikar, where he was employed for five months earning a salary of Rs 1 lakh a month.
Police said Baghel had been practising as a doctor for nine years and has duped over 90,000 patients in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. He told the police that he began practising in Agra without holding any degree.
Five years ago, Baghel told police, he accidentally found a medical degree belonging to one Dr Manoj Kumar while travelling in a train in Mathura. Instead of informing the police, Baghel forged Kumar’s degree replacing his photograph with his own to boost his bogus claim of being a doctor.
According to police, Baghel saw an advertisement about requirement of a doctor in the Sikar hospital last year and applied for the job that promised a salary of Rs 1 lakh. He appeared for an interview and was selected.
Police have now recovered the copy of forged degree that Baghel submitted to the hospital when he applied for the job.
Police said that the hospital authorities started to receive complaints about Baghel’s treatment after a few months of joining. In one case, Baghel’s treatment led to deterioration of the condition of a heart patient, who had to be referred to another hospital.
This case set the alarm bells ringing and authorities were alerted. A team was sent to check on Baghel. After his voter identity card details were verified on the Election Commission website, his plot was busted.
Police arrested Baghel under sections 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery of document) and 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating). Baghel’s two younger brothers run medical shops in Agra. Agencies
