More than 20 quacks held in Vellore

VELLORE: After receiving numerous complaints of quacks operating in the district, 50 special teams headed by the deputy director and Joint director of health service, arrested more than 20 quacks on Sunday. The officials recovered medicines and medical equipment and have also sealed their clinics.

I Yasmin, Joint director of health service, Vellore said “Many of the arrested quacks were previously para-medics at private hospitals or had worked as pharmacists.”

Most of the accused used to run single-bedroom clinics. As their consultation fees were meagre compared to what was charged in hospitals people consulted them in large numbers. As many as five quacks operating in Tirupattur, three in Thimmapet (Vaniyambadi), four from Paradharami, and one each from Melpatti, Umarabad , Sholingur and Anaicut were arrested with the help of local police.