A 40-year-old man from West Bengal has been arrested in Gujarat’s Surat for allegedly running an illegal medical clinic and treating patients without any formal medical qualifications. The accused, Sanjit Nilkomal Biswas, is reportedly a Class 10 dropout from Nadia district in West Bengal and had been posing as a doctor while running a facility named “Asha Clinic.”
According to police, Biswas had been administering allopathic medicines and injections to unsuspecting patients despite having no medical degree or licence. Authorities said he was treating patients and prescribing drugs that should only be handled by qualified medical practitioners.
The arrest followed a tip-off that led to a joint raid conducted by police from Sachin along with officials from the health department. When officers arrived at the clinic, they reportedly found Biswas actively examining patients and providing treatment while claiming to be a qualified physician.
During the search, officials recovered large quantities of medical supplies and equipment from the clinic. These included stocks of allopathic medicines, injectable drugs, syringes, stethoscopes, and other tools used for minor medical procedures. Authorities said the presence of such materials indicated that the accused had been operating the clinic for some time.
Police officials warned that unqualified individuals practising medicine pose a serious threat to public health. Administering injections or prescribing strong medicines without proper training or understanding of pharmacology can lead to severe complications and even life-threatening consequences for patients.
Biswas has been taken into custody and booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the Medical Practitioner Act for practising medicine illegally.
Officials said the raid is part of a broader crackdown in Surat aimed at identifying and shutting down illegal clinics run by unqualified individuals, commonly referred to as “quacks.” Investigators are now trying to determine how long the clinic had been operating and are also tracing the suppliers who provided medical-grade drugs to the accused without verifying credentials.
