Ghaziabad, Jan. 31 -- Police in Ghaziabad have arrested four individuals for allegedly impersonating doctors from major hospitals to fraudulently obtain high-value medicines from pharmacies across multiple states using fake cheques, officials said on Friday.

The accused, identified by police as Mukesh Taneja (47), Amit Khurana (39), Deep Singh Chugh (39), and Mukesh Akhariya (35) - all residents of Rohtak - were part of a racket active since 2021. Two accomplices, Deepak Kumar and Sahil Khurana, remain at large, according to crime branch of Ghaziabad police.

According to additional deputy commissioner of police (Crime) Piyush Kumar Singh, the group would contact pharmacies posing as doctors or heads of departments from reputed hospitals...