Five Alleged Fake Doctors Arrested Across Assam in Major Crackdown

Guwahati: Acting on Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma’s directions, the Anti-Quackery Vigilance Unit of the Assam Council of Medical Registration has reportedly identified and arrested five alleged fake doctors across Darrang, Bajali, Dhubri, Sonitpur and Golaghat districts in four days. The accused have been identified as Gopal Sharma, Shah Alam Sarkar, Baidyaraj RK Bhagat, Moinul Uddin Ahmed and Ataur Rahman. Investigators also found that Gopal Sharma, a commerce graduate with no medical qualification, had allegedly practised medicine in Numaligarh for 25 years. The crackdown has raised serious concerns over fraudulent medical practices and public safety in Assam.