The Crime Branch Unit 12 of the Mumbai police has nabbed a fake doctor running a clinic using his wife’s Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery (BUMS) degree. The fake doctor was operating in a western suburb. The police have also booked his wife. Crime Branch officials have sealed the clinic.  The officers acted on a tip-off regarding an individual practising without a degree.

The ‘doc’ also ran a medical store without a licence and treated patients using medicines obtained from there. He had started the medical store named Vedanta, according to a report in this paper. Local residents, meanwhile, alleged that this man had been arrested before but was released on bail and resumed his illegal practice. This time, a police official said the action has been stricter and he could serve up to 10 years behind bars.