‘Fake’ Dr Narendra John Camm case: Cath lab of MP’s Damoh Missionary Hospital sealed | Bhopal News

NEW DELHI: The catheterisation laboratory at Damoh Missionary Hospital in Madhya Pradesh has been sealed by a team of five government doctors following the arrest of alleged fraudulent cardiologist Narendra Yadav, also known as Narendra John Camm.
Seven patients died after undergoing procedures performed by him at this facility, according to an official.
“The cath lab was sealed on the guidelines of the district administration since all the cases are related to it and it contains all the evidence,” Dr Vikrant Chauhan, a member of the team, told reporters on Thursday.
A local court placed Narendra John Camm in police custody for five days on Tuesday. He was apprehended from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh on Monday.
Camm stands accused of practising medicine with fraudulent credentials.
The charges of forgery and dishonest misappropriation were filed based on a complaint by MK Jain, the Chief Medical and Health Officer of Damoh district.
The police have found his registration with the Andhra Pradesh Medical Council to be fake. Camm has admitted this but verifying the authenticity of his international certificates may prove difficult. “If he’s not an MBBS, it’s clear that he’s been learning through other means,” said a police officer.
At Mission Hospital, during his brief two-month employment, Camm attended to approximately 70 patients and reportedly conducted 13 surgeries. Seven patients succumbed following these procedures. The hospital administration states they recruited him via a Bhopal-based agency, offering Rs 8 lakh monthly, without verifying his credentials with the Madhya Pradesh Medical Council.
Damoh: N John Camm, also known as Dr. Narendra Vikramaditya Yadav, faces charges of conducting unauthorised surgeries resulting in seven fatalities. On Tuesday, he was placed in police custody for five days.
“He has accepted that most of his certificates are fake. We are trying to verify his degree from the state he claims,” Damoh SP Shrut Kirti Somavanshi told TOI.
Law enforcement has confirmed his Andhra Pradesh Medical Council registration as counterfeit. While Camm has admitted to this, confirming his international certificates’ legitimacy poses significant challenges. “If he’s not an MBBS, it’s clear that he’s been learning through other means,” stated a police officer.
During his two-month tenure at Mission Hospital, Camm saw approximately 70 patients and reportedly performed 13 operations, with seven patients dying post-surgery. Hospital officials indicate they employed him through a Bhopal-based agency at Rs 8 lakh monthly, without validating his credentials with the Madhya Pradesh Medical Council.
Police report that Camm claims to have received his MBBS from University of North Bengal in 1996. “We are trying to verify it,” said SP Somavanshi.