Mumbai: Thane doctor treats Covid-19 patients sans permission, booked

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A doctor has been booked in Vangani in Thane district for allegedly treating Covid-19 patients without permission from state and civic authorities, police said on Saturday.

Kulgaon police station assistant inspector Sandeep Nigade said the doctor, who runs a small hospital, has been charged under IPC, Epidemic Diseases Act and Disaster Management Act provisions, though he has not been arrested.

A video had gone viral a couple of days ago in which the doctor was seen claiming that he could "cure" Covid-19 with the help of homoeopathic medicines, after which the local health department filed a case, he added.

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