Fake Doctor Scandal in Madhya Pradesh: Five Patients Die After Procedures by Impostor ‘Dr. John Camm’

 

Fake Doctor Scandal Deepens: Five Patients Died the Day He Operated on Them

In a shocking revelation that has left both the public and the medical community stunned, the fake doctor case involving Narendra Vikramaditya Yadav, who posed as a renowned UK-based cardiologist Dr. John Camm, has taken a darker turn. According to records presented in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, five patients died on the very day he conducted angioplasty procedures on them.

Yadav, who had been operating under the false identity “Narendra John Camm,” was arrested earlier this year in Uttar Pradesh after reports of medical negligence and patient deaths began surfacing. He’s currently in judicial custody, but the scale of the alleged malpractice continues to unfold.

Between January 2 and February 11 this year, Yadav carried out 12 angioplasty procedures at Mission Hospital in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh. Tragically, three of those patients died shortly after their procedures, while two others passed away during the operation itself — all five within the same day of being treated by the impostor.

The names of these patients, whose lives were cut short, have now been made public:

• Raheesa Begum (63) – treated on January 15

• Israel Khan (75) – treated on January 17

• Buddha Ahirwar (67) – treated on January 25

• Mangal Singh Rajput (65) – treated on February 2

• Satyendra Singh Rathore (51) – treated on February 11

February 11 marked Yadav's final day at the hospital, after which he allegedly fled, taking with him a portable echocardiogram machine — a piece of equipment used to assess heart function.

What’s more disturbing is how easily Yadav slipped through the cracks in the system. Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla, speaking in the state Assembly, revealed that the hospital failed to inform government authorities about Yadav’s hiring, in direct violation of regulatory norms. As a result, no inspection took place during his tenure, and his medical qualifications were never verified.

According to Shukla, Mission Hospital was routinely inspected from June 2022 to December 2024, but Yadav only joined in January 2025. By then, the hospital hadn’t updated the Chief Medical and Health Officer as legally required — essentially giving Yadav free rein to pose as a specialist without any official scrutiny.

The fake doctor scandal has drawn severe criticism across the board. Responding to opposition leader Umang Singhar, Shukla also confirmed that disciplinary action has been taken against top health officials in Damoh for their alleged negligence in the matter.

Yadav's ability to impersonate a well-known cardiologist and perform invasive procedures without being vetted is raising serious concerns about hospital accountability and regulatory lapses in India’s private healthcare system. The families of the victims continue to seek justice, while public outrage grows over how easily such a dangerous deception was allowed to unfold unchecked.

As investigations continue, this case has become a chilling reminder of what happens when regulatory oversight fails — and the price, tragically, is measured in human lives.