Police in India have arrested a man accused of impersonating a British doctor for performing surgeries that allegedly led to the deaths of seven patients.
Narendra Vikramaditya Yadav, also known as Dr N John Camm, worked as a cardiologist at a missionary hospital in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
Police accuse him of fraud and forgery and claim that the 53-year-old, who has worked as a doctor for almost 20 years in various clinics across the country, forged medical degrees.
They are also investigating allegations that he added the name of Prof John Camm, a leading cardiologist at St George's Hospital in the UK, to his own name to gain credibility. Mr Yadav has denied the allegations against him.
Mission Hospital in Damoh town, where Yadav worked for several weeks, has denied having any knowledge of his alleged fake credentials.
"No one suspected he was a fake doctor. He was good at his job and behaved like a great professor," said a hospital official.
The case first came to light in February, when a child welfare committee in Damoh reported the deaths to district officials.
"We became suspicious of his expertise and checked his credentials online and found that he had cases against him in at least three states," claimed Deepak Tiwari, president of the Child Welfare Committee in the district.
An investigation revealed that Yadav had left his job at the hospital earlier that month and "disappeared" without explanation. He was arrested in the city of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh state on Monday evening.
Over the years, Yadav performed 64 surgeries, including 45 angioplasties, which led to the deaths of seven people. (A2 Televizion)
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