R. Porchezhiyan, who runs the popular YouTube channel ‘Saapattu Raman,’ was on Friday arrested on charges of quackery.
A team of Health Department officials on Friday nabbed him following a complaint. The 60-year-old accused owned a clinic in Koogayur village near Chinna Salem.
Porchezhiyan, who does not possess a professional medical degree, is said to have administered treatment to patients with symptoms of COVID-19 and other ailments. The team seized used syringes, medicines, tablets and injections stocked without proper permission.
An inquiry by officials showed that the accused only had a BEMS degree and did not possess the necessary qualification to treat patients. The team sealed the clinic and lodged a complaint with the Kilkuppam police.
