CID unearths fake 'council of alternative medicines' in Behala

In a major breakthrough, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has unearthed a fake "council of alternative medicines" in Behala that had been giving forged MBBS certificates against a huge sum of money.

The investigating agency raided the office situated in a rented apartment on Biren Roy Road at Behala late on Saturday night. The investigating officers found several documents including a few forged MBBS certificates and other relevant documents from the office that they have sealed after conducting the search operation.

According to a senior officer of CID, accused Tapas Biswas had taken a portion of the house on rent nine months ago to run the office of the fake council which he had named "Council of Alternative System of Medicine".

Investigation revealed that he used to issue forged certificates on behalf of the fake council using which several began to practice allopathy. The CID officers are also looking for these fake doctors.

The investigating officers further came to know that Biswas stopped coming to the office 10 days ago and on the last day of his visit, he had left with several documents. The officers found the office locked from outside when they went to conduct the raid late on Saturday night.

The officers also went to his residence on Moore Avenue in South Kolkata and found it locked from outside. His neighbours informed the officers that Biswas along with his wife and other family members went out of station 10 days ago.

Biswas also runs an institute named Institute of Health Science. There are branches of the institute at Moulali and Gariahat as well. CID officers came to know that Biswas used to give some sort of training to the people who used to approach him to get forged MBBS certificates against a certain amount of money.

Moreover, the accused's father Pradip Biswas, who died a few years ago, was known to the locals as a doctor of alternate medicine. He also used to run an institution and got arrested five years ago by policemen from Regent Park police station, sources added. Interestingly, the investigating officers came to know that his wife also claims herself to be a doctor. His brother, who also passed away, used to run a similar type of institution in Cooch Behar.

The CID officers have questioned the owner of the house at Behala where Biswas had opened his office.

According to sources, the landlord told the officers that the accused had he had been kept in the dark while the house was being taken on rent by Biswas.