An Indian citizen who illegally operated a health clinic was arrested

An Indian citizen named Nagandra Mishra, who operated a Naina Health Clinic shop and also performed surgery in Marchwari Rural Municipality-3 Semerhawa of Rupandehi, a border region with India, was detained by the Rupandehi administration on Wednesday.

Rupandehi Chief District Officer Ganesh Aryal led the team and he was arrested after on-site monitoring and investigation. According to the on-site monitoring team, the PAN number is registered in the tax office in the name of Purnakumari Barai, but the clinic is not registered with any other agency.

When the monitoring team reached, Mishra, who was found operating on an elderly man, said that he was an Indian citizen and had studied pharmacy. 'It was reported that an Indian citizen who had studied pharmacy in that clinic was playing with the patient's health by doing surgery' after the on-site investigation. Chief District Officer Ganesh Prasad Aryal said, 'Indian citizen Mishra has been taken into custody to further investigate this matter.' The on-site monitoring team has sealed the clinic. The clinic, which has been operating for more than three years, used to perform surgeries for piles, hernia, stones etc. The arrested Mishra has been handed over to the police for further investigation.

According to the on-site monitoring team, drugs were scattered all over the clinic. Several medicines were found to be expired. Syringes and other non-reusable drugs were everywhere. According to locals, Mishra used to call himself a doctor. It was found that saline water was given and oxygen was given by burying a nail in the window.