{"id":38230,"date":"2026-09-15T14:23:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T08:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/sonarpur-fake-doctor-arrested-after-police-pose-as-patients\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T14:23:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T08:53:25","slug":"sonarpur-fake-doctor-arrested-after-police-pose-as-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/sonarpur-fake-doctor-arrested-after-police-pose-as-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonarpur Fake Doctor Arrested After Police Pose As Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"d1172d9b\">\n<p><span class=\"e81caeeb\">South 24 Paraganas<\/span><span class=\"c49a6b85\">4 minutes ago<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/15\/screenshot-2026-09-15-141740_1789462117.png\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/15\/screenshot-2026-09-15-141740_1789462117.png\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/15\/screenshot-2026-09-15-141740_1789462117.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">A man accused of posing as a doctor was arrested in Sonarpur after police allegedly caught him while posing as patients at his chamber. The accused was identified as Bishwarup Acharya.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/15\/screenshot-2026-09-15-141706_1789462124.png\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/15\/screenshot-2026-09-15-141706_1789462124.png\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1002\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/15\/screenshot-2026-09-15-141706_1789462124.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><span class=\"e913fbaa d3886593\"><strong>Prescription pad carried foreign degrees<\/strong><\/span><strong\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Acharya allegedly introduced himself as an oncologist and had opened around eight chambers in the Ghasiara area over the past few years. He reportedly charged \u20b9800 per patient. His prescription pad allegedly mentioned foreign qualifications, including FRCS.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/15\/screenshot-2026-09-15-141729_1789462129.png\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/15\/screenshot-2026-09-15-141729_1789462129.png\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"973\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/15\/screenshot-2026-09-15-141729_1789462129.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><span class=\"e913fbaa d3886593\"><strong>Complaint triggered police investigation into doctor<\/strong><\/span><strong\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The case came to light after Acharya recently rented a house and opened another chamber. After speaking with him, the house owner reportedly became suspicious and lodged a complaint at Sonarpur police station, following which police started an investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><span class=\"e913fbaa d3886593\"><strong>Undercover visit exposed alleged fake qualifications<\/strong><\/span><strong\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">On Monday night, police reportedly visited Acharya\u2019s chamber posing as patients. During their interaction, officers allegedly realised that he was not a qualified doctor. Acharya was subsequently arrested.<\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/15\/screenshot-2026-09-15-141648_1789462133.png\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/15\/screenshot-2026-09-15-141648_1789462133.png\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"997\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/15\/screenshot-2026-09-15-141648_1789462133.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><span class=\"e913fbaa d3886593\"><strong>Officials seek answers about wider network<\/strong><\/span><strong\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Police are now investigating where Acharya allegedly obtained the fake degrees and whether others were involved. He will be produced before the Baruipur court on Tuesday, with police expected to seek custody for questioning.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South 24 Paraganas4 minutes ago A man accused of posing as a doctor was arrested in Sonarpur after police allegedly caught him while posing as patients at his chamber. The accused was identified as Bishwarup Acharya. 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