A migrant worker from West Bengal who was treating others like him by posing as a doctor has been arrested by the police on Sunday. Sabeer Islam (34) from Murshidabad in West Bengal was working as a fake doctor out of a room in a colony at Marampilly in the city, police said in a release.

It said that he used to give injections, pills and IV drips to many migrant workers.

The migrant worker had given a pill and an IV drip to an Assamese woman after taking Rs 1,000 ‘fees’ from her and she had fainted shortly after receiving the treatment, according to a tip off received by police, the release said.

A team was constituted and after an initial investigation reached the room and caught him red-handed, police said.

A stethoscope, syringes, pills and a blood pressure measuring apparatus were recovered from the room, it said.

“The accused had all facilities and equipment required to be a doctor, including stethoscope, syringes, tablets and BP apparatus, except for an MBBS degree. A preliminary probe revealed that he has completed only primary education. The exact details regarding his background will be received only after the interrogation is completed,” said an officer.

Though migrant workers are involved in several criminal cases relating to murder, theft and drug peddling, this is perhaps for the first time that a migrant worker has been arrested for posing as a doctor, the officer said. Sabeer told the police that he had administered injections and glucose drips to several patients.

The district police chief has ordered a detailed inquiry into the incident. A team comprising Inspector Ranjith, Sub-inspectors Rins M Thomas and Bertin Thomas, ASI Biju, and SCPOs Salim and Babu Kuriakose made the arrest.

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