Man held for posing as doctor in Hyderabad

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The accused, Mohd. Adnan, in the police custody, in Hyderabad.

The Hyderabad Task Force, along with Golconda police, apprehended a 23-year-old man for impersonating a qualified doctor and treating patients without the requisite medical qualifications or licences at a care centre in Golconda.

The accused, Mohd. Adnan, a resident of Kumarwadi in Dhankota, was apprehended during a raid on Hikma Sehath Care Centre at Mohalla Gunj. Police said the centre was being operated with the assistance of his mother, Saba Khan alias Mohammadi Begum, and brother, Mohd. Faizan, who are currently absconding.

According to the police, Adnan completed Intermediate with CEC subjects between 2018 and 2020 and did not possess a recognised medical qualification. At the care centre, he was treating patients for complaints including sexual health issues, breathing difficulty, chest pain, repeated vomiting, severe body pain, kidney and flank pain, and urinary problems. Police said Adnan and his family claimed to be practising as ancestral hakeems.

Adnan began working at Hikma Health Care in 2023 with a BUMS-qualified Unani doctor, Munarwa Begum. According to the police, Adnan, his mother and brother entered into an arrangement with the doctor under which she was paid ₹13,000 a month to visit the clinic occasionally.

During the raid, police seized a large quantity of unlabelled medicines and powders, many of which had only marker-written codes. The seized material included 20 one-kg packets of a powder identified as ‘Talbina’ and several other bottles. Police also seized prescription books bearing the name Hikma Health Care and five books relating to a Facebook page titled ‘Dr. Adnan Official’.

A case has been registered at Golconda police station under Sections 318(4) and 125 read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

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