The police said that when hospital officials questioned the 24-year-old, he first presented himself as a doctor and later as a medical student.
New Delhi: The police said on Wednesday that a 24-year-old National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) aspirant has been arrested on charges of allegedly posing as a doctor at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in central Delhi.
Ashutosh Tripathi, a resident of Burari, was apprehended by the emergency department of the hospital on Tuesday. An officer said he was found wearing a stethoscope and carrying a doctor’s coat in his bag.
FIR registered
A police officer said that based on a complaint by senior resident (surgery department) Rahul Dhameja, a First Information Report (FIR) under Section 170 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been reported to the North Avenue police station.
The officer said that when hospital officials questioned Tripathi, he first presented himself as a doctor and later claimed to be a medical student. Due to suspicion about his identity, the hospital alerted the police.
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Police suspect that a person entered the hospital with intentions of theft.
During questioning, he explained to the police that he was getting ready for the NEET medical entrance test and had taken it last year, but he didn’t pass.
An officer said, “It seems he was enjoying wearing the doctor’s apron and stethoscope, but he did not disclose where he got these things from.”
The officer said he also claimed that a friend had called him to meet at the hospital, but we are still verifying his claims.
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