He had forged degree of a practicing doctor from Bengaluru, says police. (Representational image)
Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh:
Police has arrested a man, Om Pal Sharma, practicing as a doctor since 10 years, after his MBBS degree was allegedly found to be fake.
"He had forged the degree of a practicing doctor Rajesh R from Bengaluru and had been 'practicing' since 10 years," a senior police officer of Saharanpur said.
The accused had registered with Karnataka Medical Council. He also worked on contract at a government hospital.
"He had registered his nursing home under Ayushman Bharat Yojana and claims to have conducted 70,000 operations," the senior police officer added.
Police is further investigating the matter.
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