Published Sep 03, 2026 | 5:22 PM ⚊ Updated Sep 03, 2026 | 5:25 PM
Cyberabad Police said the operation was part of their ongoing efforts to identify and curb illegal medical practices.
Synopsis: Acting on “specific information”, sleuths from the Special Operations Team, Quthbullapur, and the RC Puram Zonal Teams of Cyberabad, along with personnel from the jurisdictional police stations and teams from the District Medical and Health Officer, conducted raids on the 10 clinics. The accused were “illegally running clinics without the required medical qualifications or valid medical credentials” and were “providing medical treatment to the public despite not being qualified medical practitioners”.
Telangana Police have arrested 10 people allegedly practising as doctors without the required medical qualifications or valid credentials and running 10 “fake clinics” in Medchal and Sangareddy districts.
Police said the accused were treating patients, including children, administering IV fluids and operating clinics with bedded facilities.
Acting on “specific information”, sleuths from the Special Operations Team (SOT), Quthbullapur, and the RC Puram Zonal Teams of Cyberabad, along with personnel from the jurisdictional police stations and teams from the District Medical and Health Officer (DM&HO), conducted raids on the 10 clinics.
Police said the accused were “illegally running clinics without the required medical qualifications or valid medical credentials” and were “providing medical treatment to the public despite not being qualified medical practitioners”.
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The Cyberabad Police said the accused were also found “conducting pediatric consultations and treating children”, which officials said posed a “serious risk to the health and safety of patients”.
Some of the clinics had “bedded facilities”, where patients were allegedly admitted and treated. Police further said the accused were administering “IV fluids/saline to patients without the requisite medical qualifications and expertise”, despite the potential adverse effects and complications associated with such treatment.
The police said such unauthorised medical practice by unqualified persons can result in “misdiagnosis, inappropriate treatment, serious medical complications and even loss of life”, thereby placing the health and safety of the general public at “considerable risk”.
During the raids, officials seized medical equipment and medicines allegedly being used at the clinics. The seizures included nine stethoscopes, nine blood pressure machines, six thermometers, a pulse oximeter, a weighing machine, a blood sugar testing machine and a prescription book.
Police also seized expired medicines, syringes, saline bottles and saline stands.
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Police identified the arrested people as Vurkala Buchaiah, 35, of Yellamabanda, Jagadgirigutta; Mothukuri Sudhakar Chary, 61, of NGO Colony, Medchal; Darmagouni Anja Goud, 49, of Chinna Mallareddy village, Kamareddy; Ramawath Prakash, 26, of Devarayamjal village, Medchal; Mekala Akshay Kumar, 35, of Muthyala Basthi, Suraram; Kodi Narayana, 50, of Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Bachupally; G. Prahalad, 55, of Bandlaguda, RC Puram; Konapala Buchi Babu, 50, of Seetharama Homes, Bachupally; S. Srinivas Rao, 47, of Sairam Colony, Patancheru; and P. Gangaram, 55, of JP Nagar, Patancheru.
Police said their educational qualifications ranged from Class 10 and Intermediate to B.Com, BA, B.Sc and B.Pharmacy. One of the accused was listed as having a BEMS qualification from Maharashtra.
Cases have been registered at Medchal, Pet Basheerabad, Jagadgirigutta, Suraram, Bachupally, RC Puram, IDA Bollaram and Patancheru police stations.
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Cyberabad Police said the operation was part of their ongoing efforts to “identify and curb illegal medical practices and protect the public from unqualified and unauthorised medical practitioners”.
In an advisory, the police urged people “not to seek treatment from unqualified or unauthorised persons” and to verify a doctor’s “recognised qualification and valid registration” before taking medical treatment.
Citizens have also been asked to report “fake clinics or unqualified practitioners” to the nearest police station or concerned health authorities.
“Your health is precious — always consult a qualified and registered medical practitioner,” the police said.
