Archive · 8 Oct 2026
‘Fake’ Burdwan Doctor Arrested at Delhi Airport
A patient died at a private nursing home in Burdwan, and a complaint alleged medical negligence.
Police began looking for Sheikh Saidul Haque, who had worked there.
Investigators learned he had gone to Dubai.
After he returned to India, he was arrested at Delhi airport.
Police say some documents he allegedly used to show he was qualified may be fake.
They took him to Burdwan and asked a court to let them question him.
Police are checking his documents and how he got the job.
They are also investigating what happened to the patient.
The investigation is still at an early stage.
Sheikh Saidul Haque was arrested at Delhi airport after returning from Dubai.
Police had been seeking him after a medical-negligence complaint was filed following a patient's death in Burdwan in September.
Investigators allege that medical credentials and a licence Haque used were fake.
He was taken to Burdwan and produced before a chief judicial magistrate, where police sought his custody.
Police are investigating the patient's death, Haque's credentials and how he obtained work at the nursing home.
- Who
- Sheikh Saidul Haque, a doctor who worked at a private nursing home in Burdwan, was arrested.
- What
- He was arrested in connection with a medical-negligence complaint and allegations that credentials he used were fake.
- When
- He was arrested on Tuesday after returning from Dubai; the complaint was registered in September.
- Where
- He was arrested at Delhi airport and later taken to Burdwan.
- Why
- Police are investigating a complaint following a patient's death and allegations about Haque's medical credentials.
- Accused
- Sheikh Saidul Haque
- Arrest location
- Delhi airport
- Returned from
- Dubai
- Workplace
- A private nursing home in Burdwan
- Complaint
- Medical negligence following a patient's death
- Credential allegation
- Investigators say preliminary findings suggest his medical certificate and licence, including a licence he allegedly claimed to have obtained from Bihar, were fake.
- Investigation status
- Preliminary; police are examining documents, medical records and the circumstances of the patient's death.