A quack doctor who attempted to enter the operating theatre of the Dambulla Base Hospital was arrested by police on Sunday.

This ‘doctor’ had entered the hospital with a stethoscope in hand.

A senior doctor at the hospital had felt suspicious over his presence and had questioned him. He was  later handed him over to the Hospital Police Post.

Police also seized a fake U.S. doctor’s identification card in the possession of the suspect. The suspect,  a resident from Medirigiriya, was produced before the Dambulla Magistrate on Sunday. He was later remanded.

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