MUMBAI, Sept. 14 -- An auto driver died after an allegedly bogus doctor administered him a painkiller injection in December last year. The Chunabhatti police registered a case against the fake doctor on Friday.

The accused, Rameshchandra Bansilal Vishwakarma, runs the Om Clinic at Sion-Trombay Road in Chembur.

The deceased, Nantun Jha, 40, a resident of Shivkrupa Chawl, was having toothache on December 7, 2024. He had received treatment at a clinic run by the Lions Club Charitable Trust, where his damaged tooth was removed. However, the next day his gums were swollen, and the Lions Club clinic was closed then.

Nantun then went to the Om Clinic, where Vishwakarma administered an injection and prescribed him a 625 mg tablet to treat bact...