A 23-year-old man has been arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly posing as a qualified doctor. He operated the ‘Hikma Sehath Care Centre’ without having the necessary medical qualifications or a valid license. Authorities are investigating the case further to understand the extent of the operation and any potential risks to patients.
He later began working at the centre as supportive medical staff. The accused, identified as Adnan, holds an intermediate qualification, which he completed from 2018-2020, the police said. Adnan allegedly started working at the centre in Golconda in 2023 as a supportive medical staff, and later allegedly began treating patients himself, the police said. Adnan became acquainted in 2023 with a BUMS (Unani Medicine) doctor, Dr Munarwa Begum, according to police. Police said Adnan and his family then entered into an arrangement under which the doctor was paid Rs 13,000 per month, while she allegedly visited the clinic only occasionally.
The police said he allegedly treated serious ailments without a medical qualification. The trio allegedly issued prescriptions and provided unlabelled medicines, despite lacking the required medical qualification, according to police. “They were impersonating themselves as qualified doctors and cheating innocent people by putting their lives in danger to gain easy money,” the Golconda Police added.
