India, Aug. 11 -- A doctor has called out patients who try to avoid paying her consultation fee, highlighting the creative excuses some people use to get a consultation for free. Dr Prabhleen Kaur, who is based in the Chandigarh tricity, shared an Instagram video in which she recounted how one couple tried different excuses to meet her without paying the consultation fee.

A consultation fee is the amount a patient pays to meet a doctor for a medical evaluation and advice. It compensates the doctor for their time, expertise and professional services.

Dr Kaur urged people not to try getting out of paying the fee. She cited the example of one couple - referring to the wife as an "aunty" who entered her clinic and told her staff that she wa...