Bhadrak: A man was caught while allegedly impersonating a doctor at the district headquarters hospital (DHH) in Odisha’s Bhadrak on Wednesday.
The youth, identified as Rajiv from Jajpur district, was moving in the Obstetrics & Gynaecology department of the hospital when he was caught, sources said.
The man approached the security guard of the O&G department and identified himself as a newly appointed doctor. He wanted to know the way to the ward.
However, the chief district medical officer (CDMO), who was on a round, spotted the man with a stethoscope around his neck and made some queries. As the accused was unable to reply properly, the CDMO got suspicious and contacted the police.
During interrogation by the police, it was found that he was a fake doctor, sources said, adding that the man has been detained and further investigation is under progress to ascertain his motive behind posing as a doctor and entering the hospital.
