A 42-year-old quack was arrested for running an illegal Primary Health Care unit for two decades in Thamelerimuthur village, near Jolarpet, in Tirupattur on Saturday by a team of district health officials and the police.
Health officials said M. Sampath was running an illegal health centre at two places, including in his house in the village, for many years, treating people for various ailments. The team seized medical equipment, including blood pressure apparatus, stethoscope, syringes and intravenous drips.
“Based on a petition given to Collector Amar Kushwaha during the weekly grievance redress meeting, we did a surprise check and found the illegal health centre,” K. Marimuthu, Joint Director of Health Services (Tirupattur), said.
