Joint teams of Revenue, Health and Police Department officials, on the directives of Collector OP Choudhary, conducted raids on the clinics run by quacks across the district on Friday.
The quacks were warned that police case would be filed against them, if they were found doing medical treatment of patients next time.
During the raid, the officials in the team asked the patients and the villagers present to take treatment from the nearest Government hospital or any recognised medical institution.
In Akaltara, the team led by Tehsildar Joshi raided the clinic of Dr Vishwas and his degree and registration papers were seized and given to the Health Department for examination.
The team also seized the medicines available there and sealed the clinic. Similarly, the team inspected a Positive Pathology running there and its registration papers have been given to the Health Department for examination.
In Jaijaipur development block, the team led by Tehsildar Khan conducted raids in five clinics run in Jaijaipur, Odekera and Raipura and warned the quacks to file FIR against them in the police station, if they were found doing medical treatment of patients next time.
The team led by Baloda Tehsildar Shabab Khan raided Babita Clinic, Datar Sifa Clinic and the clinic of Dr Wahab and seized their documents and medicines available there.
In Hasaid, the team inspected the clinics of Dr Amrit lal Kashyap, Ravishankar Kashyap, Dr Raghunath, Dr MR Sahu, Dr Pinku, JP Kashyap and the clinic of Pratap Singh Sahu in Chisda.
According to sources, some of these quacks having degree of alternative medical system from West Bengal and some having Pharmacy degree, were found doing medical treatment of patients. Records of all of them have been seized and sent to the Health department for examination. They were warned of tough action also.