India, Oct. 23 -- Assam's Cachar Police have arrested the alleged mastermind of a major fake medical degree racket that has been operating for nearly two decades under the guise of alternative medicine.

The arrested individual was identified as Jayanta Prasad Das.

The arrest is the latest development in the district's ongoing crackdown on quacks and fraudulent medical practices.

Confirming the arrest, Cachar Superintendent of Police (SSP) Numal Mahatta stated on Thursday that Das's detention marked the 14th arrest related to the crackdown.

Investigations have revealed that Das ran an unrecognized medical institute called the National Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), which issued fake medical degrees, including forged M.D. (Altern...