Guwahati: A team of Punjab Police arrested a doctor from Guwahati, Assam, in a case related to an alleged fraud of Rs 1.5 crore.
The doctor is an oncologist based in Guwahati, reports stated.
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The arrest took place at a well-known private hospital in Guwahati, where Dr Kalinga Ketan Naik, a respected Senior Consultant and Head of the Department of Radiation Oncology, was apprehended from his chamber with assistance from Guwahati Police.
Dr Naik is accused in a high-profile embezzlement case registered at the City Kharar Police Station in Punjab under case number 56/2025. The case is reportedly linked to a financial scam involving a hospital based in Punjab.
Following his arrest, Dr Naik was presented before a local court in Guwahati and has since been placed in the custody of the Punjab Police. He is currently being taken to Punjab on transit remand for further investigation.
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The arrest has sparked widespread concern within Assam’s medical community, given Dr Naik’s long-standing reputation and senior position in the field of oncology. Further developments in the case are awaited as the investigation continues.
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