Fake Doctor at SMCH: Cachar Police Arrests Mir Hussain Ahmed Barbhuiya from Gynae OPD

Cachar Police on Tuesday (September 2) arrested yet another fake doctor in Silchar. This time, it was not from any private or primary health care centre, but from the Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH), exposing glaring lapses in security at the premier government hospital of South Assam.

The accused, identified as 23-year-old Mir Hussain Ahmed Barbhuiya of Ganirgram Part-II, Katigorah, Cachar, had been treating patients at the gynaecology OPD since August 29. According to police, he had studied only up to matriculation from Ganirgram Higher Secondary School and purchased a stethoscope online to impersonate a doctor.

Cachar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Numal Mahatta said, “This morning, we arrested a fake doctor from SMCH. He had been seeing patients for two days. Today, when he again came to the OPD, locals grew suspicious and informed us. Our team apprehended him immediately. He is a completely fake doctor, with no medical qualification.”

The SSP added that the incident comes close on the heels of the arrest of another fake doctor, Pulak Malakar, from Shiva Sundari Nari Sikshashram in Silchar. Following that case, senior officials had directed strict surveillance on hospitals to curb such practices. “Anyone playing with the lives of people in the name of treatment will be arrested. We are keeping a close vigil on both private and government hospitals,” Mahatta warned.

While police are probing the accused’s ulterior motives, many have raised serious concerns over how he managed to freely practise at SMCH, the only government medical college in South Assam, without being detected by staff or doctors for two straight days. Some locals suspect that his presence at the gynaecology department may have been driven by illicit intentions or he is going through some mental health issues.

But the real shocker remains: how did a Class 10-pass youth walk into the only government hospital of South Assam, don a stethoscope, and treat patients for two full days without anyone noticing? Why didn’t other doctors suspect him?

The case has once again highlighted loopholes in hospital security, verification systems and the callousness of SMCH administration. SSP Mahatta have urged all private nursing homes and hospitals to maintain proper registers, verify doctor credentials, and conduct police verification before appointments.