Authorities in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, have sent a notice to a well-known private hospital over a serious allegation. A man pretending to be a heart specialist—Dr John Camm, also known as Narendra Vikramaditya Yadav—is accused of performing heart surgery on Rajendra Prasad Shukla, the former Speaker of the Chhattisgarh Assembly. Shukla died shortly after the operation in 2006.
The Bilaspur Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) is now investigating whether this fake doctor was employed at the hospital and what role he played. The hospital has been asked to provide full details of Yadav’s time there—how long he worked, what position he held, and what qualifications he submitted.
Shukla was a Congress MLA from Kota and served as Chhattisgarh’s first Speaker from 2000 to 2003. The case resurfaced after Yadav was caught by police in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly performing unauthorised heart surgeries on 13 patients in Damoh within two months. Shockingly, seven of them died.
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Police say Yadav has admitted that most of his medical certificates are fake, and his MBBS degree is also under investigation.
Now, about 400 km from Damoh, officials in Bilaspur are checking if this fake doctor also treated heart patients there years ago.
The notice sent to Apollo Hospital, Bilaspur, demands:
- Copies of Yadav’s appointment letter
- His qualifications and whether he was registered with the Chhattisgarh Medical Council
- The number of surgeries he performed and how many were successful
- Details of any deaths after surgery
- Any complaints about him and actions taken, if any
The hospital must submit all this information within three days. Hospital spokesperson Devesh Gopal confirmed they’ve received the notice and will respond soon.
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This case has raised serious concerns about how a fake doctor could carry out surgeries for so long, putting so many lives at risk.
