Fake MBBS doctor arrested in Hyderabad, certificates seized

HYDERABAD: Sleuths of Special Operation Team by Rachakonda police LB Nagar Zone along with Meerpet Police apprehended Kudiletti Vijay Kumar on Thursday who was working as a Duty Medical Officer (M.D), Physician in RK Hospital and treating patients without any valid training or qualification.

After questioning him, the police arrested Mahboob Ali Junaid and Afroz Khan who ran the business of providing fake MBBS certificates to him by collecting Rs. 6,50,000/- and seized the following from them.

The police seized fake MBBS and other certificates which were issued from Kazan State Medical University of Russia.

Kudiletti Vijay Kumar, who hailed from Huzurnagar in Suryapret, had completed his degree in B.Sc. from Acharya Nagrjuna University 2014 and worked in several hospitals as a compounder/assistant. He planned on taking advantage of this experience to earn easy money and procured fake MBBS certificates.

Two years ago, while he was working in Sigma Hospital, Dilsukhnagar as a Public Relation Officer, he got acquainted with Afroz Khan and requested him to provide fake MBBS certificates. Afroz contacted his friend Mahboob Ali Junaid. They demanded Rs. 8 lakhs for after which Vijay Kumar paid an amount of Rs 6,50,000/- to them and procured the fake certificates from Kazan State Medical University of Russia.

Vijay Kumar, using the fake certificates, worked in Life Care Hospital, Uppal as a Medical officer for a period of six months during the period of COVID-19 and got a salary of Rs.60,000 per month after which he worked at RK Hospital, near Manda Mallamma X Roads as a Duty Medical Officer, (M.D) Physician and practised treatment on patients.