Quack arrested near Arani who offered medical treatment for nearly a decade

A 40-year-old quack was arrested connected Thursday for giving prescriptions and attraction to patients successful his session cum pharmacy astatine Devikapuram colony adjacent Arani municipality successful Tiruvannamalai.

Health officials said the arrested quack was identified arsenic S. Venkatesan, a autochthonal of Arani town. He has completed a diploma people successful homeopathy.

He was offering aesculapian attraction to patients successful the colony for astir a decennary without nonrecreational qualification. He converted his rented location into a session and pharmacy for patients successful the distant hamlet. Every day, connected average, 40-60 patients hold earlier his pharmacy for treatment. 

Health officials suspected his activities. A peculiar aesculapian squad conducted a astonishment cheque successful the location aft wellness officials got complaints from residents. The aesculapian squad besides included a doctor, a pharmacist and a cause inspector. 

During the searches, wellness officials recovered galore utilized aesculapian equipment, prescriptions and letterheads successful the clinic. They besides recovered utilized syringes, capsules and different aesculapian instrumentality wrong the clinic. 

The session and pharmacy were sealed. The squad besides seized the aesculapian equipments, including humor unit apparatus, stethoscope, and syringes. A lawsuit was registered by Chetpet police. Later, helium was lodged astatine sub-jail successful the town. A probe is underway.