ERODE: Police arrested two quacks who were practising allopathy near Andhiyur here on Wednesday. Police said P Saravanan, 37, of Kokkarayanpet in Namakkal district, was practising as an allopath 'doctor' for more than 10 years. "He had completed Class 10 and joined in a medical shop as salesman. With that experience, he started a clinic at
Muniyappampalayam
about 10 years ago," police added.
After being tipped, joint director of health services for Erode district Dr P Kanakachalakumar
searched the clinic
with a police team. They caught Saravanan treating patients. "He was prescribing allopathic
medicines and injections to patients
," said a police officer. On questioning, Saravanan confessed that he was
practising modern medicine
without qualification. Saravanan was arrested by the police.
In another case, the team caught N Srinivasan, 55, a registered homoeopathy medical practitioner, practising allopathy at Kelavani village near Andhiyur. tnn
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