41-year-old man held for ‘impersonating doctor, running clinic from slum in Malwani’

Mumbai | Tuesday | 23rd April, 2019

Summary:

Police arrested a 41-year-old man for allegedly impersonating a Jogeshwari-based doctor with a similar name and operating a clinic in Malwani. Police said Aziz was operating as Dr Shaikh Parvez Abdul Aziz and was running a clinic named Aziz Polyclinic at Khan compound on Joseph Patel Road in Malwani. “Chauhan said he (accused) has been impersonating another doctor from Jogeshwari as they have similar names,” said an investigating officer. The accused was identified as Abdul Aziz, who is a resident of Bandra (West). Chauhan, in his statement to police, said it was part of his duty to check whether quacks were operating from slum pockets..