Valsad, August 8, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Gujarat Police have arrested a man in Valsad district for allegedly practising medicine without a medical degree and treating patients with allopathic medicines from a rented house, officials said on Saturday.
The accused has been identified as Jaykaran Prajapat, a resident of the Valveri Phatak area in Kaprada taluka. He originally hails from Bhatpurva Samuhi in Ghatampur taluka of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.
The action followed directions to identify and initiate legal proceedings against persons practising medicine without the required qualifications. The directions were issued by Surat Division Inspector General of Police Prem Veer Singh, Valsad Superintendent of Police Dr Yuvrajsinh Jadeja and Assistant Superintendent of Police, Dharampur Division, Dr Sandeep T.
According to Kaprada police, Inspector D.N. Vanza was supervising patrol activities when Assistant Head Constable Ashishbhai Arjunbhai received information that Prajapat was allegedly practising as a doctor near Valveri Phatak.
A police team, accompanied by the medical officer of the Primary Health Centre at Rohiyal Jungle and a pharmacist, subsequently raided a rented house belonging to Naranbhai Devrambhai in the area.
Police said Prajapat was found treating patients and administering allopathic and other medicines despite allegedly having no medical degree. Authorities said such unauthorised medical practice could pose a risk to human life and physical safety.
During the raid, police recovered 31 different brands of allopathic medicines valued at Rs 53,751.20.
Prajapat was taken to Kaprada police station, where an FIR was registered under Section 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Section 30 of the Medical Practitioners Act.
The case is part of a wider series of actions against alleged unqualified medical practitioners in Gujarat. In July, authorities arrested an alleged bogus doctor in Dahod for practising without the required qualifications or licence.
In June, Anand Police arrested 58-year-old Nitin Dahya Parmar, who was accused of running a medical practice from his residence in Borsad for more than two decades without producing valid registration with the Gujarat Medical Council. A police team accompanied by a government medical officer had raided his premises.
Earlier in March, the Vadodara Special Operations Group arrested Dhaval Kawad for allegedly practising allopathy without a valid medical degree from a clinic in Gajrawadi. Police recovered antibiotics, cough syrup, glucose bottles, a stethoscope and a nebuliser from the premises.
The crackdown comes amid government data indicating the scale of the problem in Gujarat. In March, the state government informed the Assembly that 2,724 complaints concerning alleged bogus doctors received between 2021 and 2023 had been investigated. Of these, 169 persons were found to have fake degrees, while 154 FIRs were registered.
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