Kozhikode (Kerala): A man serving as the Resident Medical Officer (RMO) at Kottakkadavu TMH Hospital in Kadalundi in Kerala was taken into police custody after family of a patient, who had earlier died of heart attack, complained that he had not passed the MBBS exam.
Vinod Kumar was admitted to the hospital on the morning of September 23 with chest pain. Vinod was under RMO, Abu Abraham Luke's treatment and died on the same day.
Three days after Vinod’s death, his son Ashwin, who is a doctor, visited the hospital for another family member's treatment. During which, he came to know that Luke had not cleared his MBBS exam and alleged of medical negligence.
After reviewing Vinod’s medical records, Ashwin was convinced of Luke's incompetence and lodged a police complaint against him.
Vinod’s family complained that Luke had failed in the second-year MBBS exams at a private medical college in Mukkam in Kozhikode. Vinod’s family has demanded legal action against both Luke and the hospital authorities.
Luke has been nabbed by Feroke Police under relevant sections of the BNS and Indian Medical Council Act.
The hospital authorities stated that they were unaware of Luke's qualifications until the complaint was filed. He had submitted details of another doctor during recruitment at the hospital. So long, he been using the registration number of another doctor to practice, it was revealed.
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