MP Damoh fake doctor had also performed surgery on former Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker Rajendra Shukla

MP Damoh fake doctor: The fake heart surgeon in Damoh Madhya Pradesh had also performed surgery on former Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker Rajendra Shukla in 2006, after which Shukla died. This incident took place at a private hospital in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, where Narendra Vikramaditya Yadav was employed at that time. The son of former Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker has alleged that Vikramaditya Yadav, who posed as London-based Dr N John Kem, operated on his father in 2006.

However, by evening his health deteriorated and he was put on ventilator. After being on ventilator for 18 days, he was brought to semi ICU and he breathed his last there. According to the information, now the health department of Chhattisgarh has also become active regarding this matter.

Deepak Tiwari submitted a written application to SP

The matter came to light after Deepak Tiwari, a lawyer who is also in-charge of the district child welfare committee, submitted a written application to Superintendent of Police Shrut Kirti Somavanshi requesting an investigation into the credentials of Dr N. John Kem following complaints from local residents. After the matter was raised, the man who identified himself as Dr Kem was summoned by the police for questioning.

Accused arrested from Prayagraj

Fake cardiologist Narendra Yadav alias John Kem, working in a hospital located in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh, was arrested from Prayagraj on Monday. A police officer gave this information. Kem is being linked to the case of death of seven patients in a missionary hospital in Damoh district. Police had registered an FIR on Sunday midnight on charges of forgery and fraud against the accused holding a fake medical degree on the complaint of Damoh district Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) MK Jain.

Damoh SP Shurit Kirti Somwanshi said, “Our teams were tracking Yadav and detained him from a flat in Prayagraj. He was hiding there along with an associate who was also taken into custody. Both are being brought back to Damoh for questioning.”

Search conducted at the flat

The police also conducted a search of the flat, recovering several documents and papers, some of which are suspected to be related to the ongoing fraud case. These materials have been seized for further investigation. Earlier, an FIR was registered at Kotwali police station late Sunday night under sections 420, 467, and 468 of IPC for cheating and forgery using fake and fabricated documents.

The case came into focus after Yadav, using forged degrees under the name Dr. N. John Kem, allegedly performed fake angiography and angioplasty surgeries at the hospital.

Somwanshi said that preliminary investigation revealed that the doctor's certificate was fake. He said that an FIR has been lodged on charges of forgery and fraud and the arrest has been made on the basis of that. Somwanshi said, "The District Magistrate has handed over the investigation to Jabalpur Medical College after the CMHO's report regarding the death of patients in the hospital. Further investigation will be done on the basis of their (Jabalpur Medical College) report."

Conducted at least 15 surgeries: CWC

Speaking to the media, Deepak Tiwari, Child Welfare Committee (CWC) district in-charge, said, “A man named Narendra Yadav identified himself as a specialist in cardiology department and conducted at least 15 surgeries leading to the death of all these patients. This man has also been booked in Hyderabad on kidnapping charges and never stays for more than a month in one place.”

Prakash Kumar Pandey