16 individuals practicing medicine without valid medical degrees were arrested in a raid by Surat City Police's Special Operation Group (SOG). The accused were practicing as MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) doctors without possessing a degree in Surat’s Pandesara and Dindoli.

The police also seized

 medical supplies, including injections, syrups, and medicines worth ₹2.35 lakh.

The SOG had received a tip-off about 17 locations where these bogus doctors were operating, leading to a series of raids. Most of these arrested individuals had previously worked as compounders in hospitals or clinics, gaining some medical knowledge.

After gaining experience, they started their own clinics and practiced medicine without any formal medical qualifications.

These individuals were operating in the city’s slum areas, posing as physicians and surgeons, thereby compromising public health. 

SOG police had recovered allopathic medicines, minor surgical tools, and medical equipment such as blood pressure machines, pulse oximeters, nebulizers, and stethoscopes from them.

Earlier in March, two other bogus doctors were arrested in Dindoli.

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