Gujarat Police have arrested Jaykaran Prajapat, a man allegedly practising medicine without a valid degree, from a rented house near Valveri Phatak in Kaprada taluka, Valsad district, on 8 August 2025. Officers recovered 31 brands of allopathic medicines valued at ₹53,751.20 from the premises, making this the latest in a string of bogus-doctor arrests across Gujarat.

How the Arrest Unfolded

Inspector D.N. Vanza, who was supervising area patrols, acted after Assistant Head Constable Ashishbhai Arjunbhai received a tip that Prajapat was allegedly running an unauthorised medical practice out of a rented house owned by Naranbhai Devrambhai. A raid team — which included the medical officer of the Primary Health Centre at Rohiyal Jungle and a pharmacist — found Prajapat actively treating patients with allopathic and other medicines despite possessing no recognised medical qualification.

Prajapat, originally from Bhatpurva Samuhi in Ghatampur taluka, Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, was taken to Kaprada police station. An FIR was registered against him under Section 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Section 30 of the Medical Practitioners Act.

Who Ordered the Crackdown

The operation was carried out under directions issued by Surat Division Inspector General of Police Prem Veer Singh, Valsad Superintendent of Police Dr Yuvrajsinh Jadeja, and Assistant Superintendent of Police, Dharampur Division, Dr Sandeep T. Officials noted that the directives specifically targeted individuals practising medicine without the qualifications mandated by law.

A Pattern of Similar Cases in Gujarat

This arrest is not an isolated incident. In July 2025, a bogus doctor was apprehended in Dahod for practising without a valid licence. In June, Anand police arrested Nitin Dahya Parmar, 58, who had allegedly been treating patients from his residence in Borsad for more than two decades without Gujarat Medical Council registration. Earlier in March, Vadodara's Special Operations Group detained Dhaval Kawad for running an unregistered allopathy clinic in Gajrawadi, from which antibiotics, cough syrup, glucose bottles, a stethoscope, and a nebuliser were seized.

Scale of the Problem in Gujarat

The arrests reflect a documented systemic challenge. According to official data presented to the state Assembly in March, Gujarat received 2,724 complaints of bogus doctors between 2021 and 2023. Of those investigated, 169 individuals were found to hold fake degrees and 154 FIRs were registered. Critics argue that the gap between complaints received and FIRs filed points to enforcement gaps that allow unqualified practitioners to operate for extended periods before detection. Police have warned that such unlicensed practice poses direct risks to patient safety and public health.

With enforcement drives now active across multiple Gujarat districts, authorities are expected to continue targeted raids against unqualified medical practitioners in the coming weeks.