India, June 10 -- A case has been registered against an alleged bogus doctor from Diva after a 12-year-old boy died days after being administered medicines through a saline drip at home. The accused is absconding.

The deceased, Devendra Ashish Singh, was being treated for fever and had initially received treatment at a government hospital in Dombivli. According to the complaint filed by the TMC, the family later called the alleged bogus doctor, Shishir Roy, to their home on May 26 after the boy's condition failed to improve.

Roy allegedly told the family that the medicines prescribed earlier were suitable only for younger children and proceeded to administer medicines intravenously through a saline drip. During the second infusion, the ...