Annual Report 2010-2011 2. Exposure of Doctors Practising on Fake Certificates in Delhi (Case No. 3606/30/2/08-09) 5.26 The Commission received a complaint dated 23 October 2008 from one V.K. Arora, a resident of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh along with a copy of a news paper clipping published in the Nav Bharat Times stating that on verification of the registration of eight doctors employed in the Shanti Mukund Hospital on 14 July 2008, it was revealed that only one of them was registered with Delhi Medical Council (DMC) and the remaining had forged certificates. The complainant thus requested the Commission to intervene in the matter to save the lives of innocent patients coming for treatment there. 5.27 Pursuant to the notice issued by the Commission, the Joint Secretary, Government of N.C.T. of Delhi vide letter dated 10 February 2009 submitted a report along with a copy of FIR lodged against the fake doctors. The report stated that the Medical Superintendent, Shanti Mukund Hospital wrote a letter to the Delhi Medical Council on 14 July 2008 for verifying the registration of eight doctors employed in the hospital. Upon verification of records by Delhi Medical Council (DMC), only one out of the eight doctors was found registered with the Council. Hence, the DMC lodged an FIR with the Station House Officer of the I.P. Estate Police Station in New Delhi against seven individuals after finding that they had obtained forged certificates. The DMC also sent an advisory to all the hospitals established and functioning in N.C.T. of Delhi to verify the registration of all doctors from Delhi Medical Council who were engaged in the practice of modern scientific system of medicine and are employed with them. 5.28 Upon consideration of the above report, the Commission on 23 April 2009 requested the Chief Secretary of N.C.T. of Delhi and the Commissioner of Police, Delhi to submit detailed report on the following : (a) (b) (c) What is the action taken by the police against fake doctors after registration of cases against them? Since when have they been serving the hospital and how much each one of them has been paid? Was there any case of negligence/mishandling on the part of these doctors during the course of their official duties? If so, the details thereof. 5.29 In response to the above queries of the Commission, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Vigilance, Delhi vide letter dated 19 June 2009 submitted a report stating that FIR No.189/08 dated 18 July 2008 u/s 420/468/471 IPC had been lodged at P.S. I.P. Estate on the complaint of Girish Tyagi, Secretary, DMC against all the 7 fake doctors whose registration certificates were found to be forged. The five accused, namely, Kumar Gunjan, Surender Prasad, Deepak Rastogi, Rajiv Rastogi and Amjad Nizam had been arrested and they were on regular court bail. Neetu Rani had secured anticipatory bail from the High Court on grounds of pregnancy and has not come for investigation despite repeated directions. Another accused Vinay Kumar Singh was absconding as his anticipatory bail had been dismissed by the Tis Hazari Court in Delhi. Proper steps were being taken to ensure that they too are arrested and punished. The NHRC 69