The Telangana Medical Council (TGMC) has initiated legal action against a network of unqualified individuals posing as doctors across Nalgonda district. Based on complaints filed by Registrar D. Lalayya Kumar and chairman K. Mahesh Kumar, Nalgonda police have registered FIRs against 14 clinics operating without valid credentials.

The accused, many of whom were previously employed as compounders, were allegedly providing unauthorised medical treatments, including administering antibiotics, steroids, and painkiller injections. Officials say this posed a serious threat to public health and violated provisions of the National Medical Commission Act and the Telangana State Medical Practitioners Registration (TSMPR) Act.

Cases have been registered under BNS Sections 318 and 319, NMC Act Sections 34 and 54, and TSMPR Act Section 22. According to vice-chairman G. Srinivas, this crackdown is a critical step in safeguarding public health and ensuring that only certified professionals are permitted to practice medicine. “People’s lives were being endangered by those without any medical qualifications,” he said.