A startling revelation has emerged in the ongoing investigation into the Damoh missionary hospital scandal, as the director of an Indore-based employment consultancy firm disclosed that alleged fake cardiologist Narendra Yadav, who went by the alias Dr. Narendra John Camm, had applied for medical positions on three separate occasions between 2020 and 2024 using highly suspicious credentials.
Pankaj Soni, director of the consultancy, told media on Friday that Yadav had submitted an extensive nine-page resume multiple times via email, falsely claiming to be a senior cardiologist with a track record of thousands of heart procedures and affiliations with prestigious hospitals across India, the UK, the US, Germany, Spain, and France.
“We first received his application in 2020 in response to a vacancy for a cardiologist at a private hospital. His resume raised immediate red flags due to its exaggerated claims,” Soni said. “He alleged he had performed over 18,000 coronary angiographies and more than 14,000 angioplasties — numbers that seemed implausible.”
Soni further noted that the consultancy grew increasingly skeptical after Yadav applied again in 2023 and 2024, this time claiming a permanent residence in Birmingham, UK. One hospital in Burhanpur, to which the resume was forwarded in 2023, also flagged concerns after reviewing the overqualified and overly embellished profile.
“We stopped circulating his resume after repeated inconsistencies,” said Soni.
Narendra Yadav, who was arrested earlier this week from Prayagraj, is currently in police custody. He is being investigated in connection with the deaths of seven patients at Damoh Missionary Hospital (DMH), where he allegedly performed invasive cardiac procedures without legitimate medical qualifications.
Authorities sealed DMH’s cath lab on Thursday as part of the investigation. The arrest and subsequent probe stem from a formal complaint filed by Damoh’s Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Dr. M.K. Jain, leading to the registration of a case involving forgery and embezzlement.
Yadav's case has raised serious concerns about background verification procedures in healthcare hiring across smaller towns, where demand often outpaces regulation. The police are now expanding their probe to trace other hospitals where Yadav may have practiced under false pretenses.
