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A shocking case of identity theft and medical fraud has come to light in Madhya Pradesh , where a man posing as a cardiologist from UK is now under investigation for the deaths of at least seven patients. The accused named Narendra Yadav who posed as N John Camm allegedly stole the identity of Dr. John Camm, a UK-based cardiologist and professor at St.
George’s University of London, to secure a job at Mission Hospital in Damoh. #WATCH | Damoh, Madhya Pradesh | Fake doctor case: Accused doctor Narendra John Camm, who was arrested from Prayagraj (UP) yesterday, is being presented in the district court in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh. pic.
twitter.com/KdpQryWOmL — ANI (@ANI) April 8, 2025 According to Indian Express, the real Dr. John Camm first encountered this troubling saga about five years ago when a Twitter account bearing his name started posting provocative political statements.
One such tweet urged India to send UP CM Yogi Adityanath to quell riots in France. The CM’s official account even retweeted it. #Doctor ot #Conman ? MP Police arrested Dr.
N John Camm Aka Narendra Yadav from Allahabad on the allegations of carrying our angioplasty surgery on three patients in a private hospital in Damoh having a forged Medical degree. He joined a private hospital in Damoh as a..
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com/mgd8quHD60 — काश/if Kakvi (@KashifKakvi) April 7, 2025 Back then, Indian cardiologists and social media users quickly flagged the account as fraudulent. "Indian physicians and cardiologists quickly rumbled that this man has nothing to do with me and attempted to shut him down," Dr. Camm told Indian Express.
The Twitter account eventually vanished, leading him to believe the ordeal was over. But the impersonator, now identified by police as Narendra Vikramaditya Yadav, had bigger plans. ALSO SEE: 15-Year-Old In Bihar Dies After 'Fake' Doctor Performs Surgery Watching YouTube Videos Yadav surfaced at Mission Hospital in Damoh, presenting himself as a cardiologist.
According to BBC Hindi, the fraudster worked on 64 cases including 45 angioplasty surgeries that caused seven deaths. On April 5, an FIR was filed after Dr. M K Jain, the Chief Health Medical Officer, reported that Yadav lacked the necessary registration to practice in Madhya Pradesh.
Police arrested him in Prayagraj on Monday night and by Tuesday, a local court granted five days of custody to dig deeper into his past. The investigation has widened to include hospitals across India where Yadav may have worked, as police work to confirm his bold claims of having performed numerous medical procedures over the years. As for the real Dr.
Camm, he expressed his dismay over the news. "Your news is upsetting to me and probably much more so to the relatives of patients who suffered at his hands," he told Indian Express. ALSO SEE: Gujarat Police Arrest Fake Doctors Who Bought Degrees For ₹70,000; Internet Asks 'Is Anything Real In Gujarat?'.
