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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

Popular YouTuber held for quackery in Kallakurichi

R. Porchezhiyan, who runs the popular YouTube channel ‘Saapattu Raman,’ was on Friday arrested on charges of quackery.

A team of Health Department officials on Friday nabbed him following a complaint. The 60-year-old accused owned a clinic in Koogayur village near Chinna Salem.

Porchezhiyan, who does not possess a professional medical degree, is said to have administered treatment to patients with symptoms of COVID-19 and other ailments. The team seized used syringes, medicines, tablets and injections stocked without proper permission.

An inquiry by officials showed that the accused only had a BEMS degree and did not possess the necessary qualification to treat patients. The team sealed the clinic and lodged a complaint with the Kilkuppam police.

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