Hyderabad, July 8 -- As many as 12 fake medical centers were shut down in a surprise inspection conducted by the Telangana Medical Council (TGMC) in Shabad and Hayathabad areas of Rangareddy.

A few of their names are: Om Sai First Aid Centre, Mustafa clinic, Master clinic, Sri Sai clinic, Shravan First Aid center, and Zam Zam clinic.

TGMC chairman Dr K Mahesh Kumar and vice-chairman Dr G Srinivas saidthat fake doctors had been illegally treating patients using drugs like steroids, painkillers, and antibiotics.

The TGMC warned of serious health implications of getting treated by a person with no medical certificates, and fatal repercussions of steroids and antibiotics administered without regulatory support.

The TGMC has appealed to th...