Police raid ‘body revival’ clinic, five doctors arrested

Sixteen people, including five lady doctors, were arrested by officers of the Versova police station on Tuesday for allegedly cheating people on the pretext of curing diseases and charging exorbitant fees for the treatment.

The arrested include Monis Khan, the 25-year-old son of "doctor" Munir Khan who runs the clinic from where they were arrested. However, the police could not arrest Munir who reportedly fled away when the police reached his clinic.

Police said Munir along with the arrested lady doctors has cheated several people in the past few years by giving them false promise to cure serious ailments such as cancer, brain tumor, diabetes, paralysis, spondilitis, tuberculoses and blood pressure.

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"Munir used to charge a whopping Rs16,000 each time he treated a patient and he would hand over a bottle, claiming it contained a 'life-saving medicine'," a police officer from Versova police station said.

After receiving complaints about the doctor, the police got the medicine tested by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA).

"In its report, the FDA said the content in the bottle did not have any medicinal property," the officer said. The police then registered a complaint and decided to arrest Munir. On Tuesday, when a team of officers reached the doctor's clinic, his staff resisted the police and did not let them enter the clinic.
"This gave Munir an opportunity to escape. We have arrested 16 persons, including five lady doctors, who assisted Munir. The arrested persons will be produced in the court on Wednesday," said Dilip Suryavanshi, assistant commissioner of police.
The five lady doctors were arrested under the Maharashtra Medical Practitioner Act for allegedly aiding and abetting Munir in his activities, he added.
"There are four cases against Munir Khan who sold a medicine called 'body revival' priced at Rs16,000 per bottle," said Suryavanshi.


"He also advertised his medicines on local cable channels and websites. He claimed he had complete cure for diseases such as cancer, brain tumor, diabetes, paralysis, spondilitis, tuberculoses, blood pressure, cholesterol and many others," added Suryavanshi.


When FDA officials first went to inquire about the quack, he claimed he was a naturopathy practitioner.

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