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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Kanpur doctor leaves hospital, his driver picks up stethoscope; starts prescribing medicines to patients

A shocking incident has come to light at Kanshiram Hospital in Kanpur, where a doctor's driver allegedly prescribed medicines to patients while the emergency medical officer was away attending a court hearing. A video of the incident reportedly went viral on social media. The footage allegedly showed the driver sitting in the hospital's OPD, calling patients one by one, asking about their illnesses and writing medicines on paper slips.

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