A man posing as a doctor at a Damoh hospital has been booked for fraud and illegal medical practice, linked to seven patient deaths. Poll Do you believe stricter regulations are needed for medical practitioners? No, current regulations are enough Yes, absolutelyNEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh Police have registered a case against a “fake” cardiologist who allegedly caused the death of seven patients at a missionary hospital in Damoh. A medical team constituted by the district collector confirmed the documents were suspicious, and the hospital later informed authorities that Dr Camm had left the facility.Police registered the case under newly implemented Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 315(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), and 3(5) — related to fraud, forgery, misappropriation, and criminal conspiracy. The real extent of the deaths, hospital negligence, and the possible role of hospital management in shielding the accused, are also being probed.Sources said the accused had been associated with the cardiology department of the Mission Hospital between January and February this year, and several deaths occurred during that period, allegedly due to inappropriate cardiac procedures.
