India, July 31 -- The Kondhwa police have booked a doctor for allegedly practising electro-homeopathy in Bibwewadi, Kondhwa road, without being registered with any recognised medical council. A first information report (FIR) has been registered based on a complaint lodged by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for violating the Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act, 1961, which prohibits medical practice by unregistered persons, officials said on Thursday.

The accused has been identified as Keshav Dara Wadia, 62, a resident of Kukreja Park, Kondhwa road. The FIR was registered on July 27 under sections 33(1) and 33(2) of the Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act, 1961 and the police have begun an investigation into the case.

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