Bidar DC orders criminal cases against two fake doctors

Shilpa Sharma | Photo Credit: File Photo

Deputy Commissioner Shilpa Sharma has directed the authorities to impose a fine of ₹2.5 lakh each and register criminal cases against two alleged fake doctors who continued practising medicine in Kamalnagar despite having been fined earlier and warned against doing so.

The action was ordered at a meeting of the district-level registration and grievance redressal authority under the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (KPME) Act, held at the District Health and Family Welfare Department office in Bidar.

The two individuals, Gautam Samadar and Sujalkumar Sen, originally from Kolkata, had earlier been fined ₹25,000 each and warned against continuing medical practice in Kamalnagar. As they were found to have resumed practice, the Deputy Commissioner ordered the enhanced fines and criminal proceedings against them.