Doctor impersonator caught at DMCH
Clad in a white apron and holding a medical book, she moved from one ward to another just like any other Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) doctor for three days.
No one suspected her to be an impersonator, until yesterday, when her performance went a bit overboard.
Afsana Aktar, 20, was caught by on-duty members of Bangladesh Ansar who challenged her identity while she was shouting at and asking relatives of a patient to leave.
“Afsana admitted to have read till class VIII,” said Abdul Khaleq, commander of a platoon of the DMCH Ansar.
Afsana said she hailed from Shariatpur district and was residing with a woman in a house next to Mitford Hospital.
She claimed to have met a female internee doctor of Mitford Hospital some months back and was impressed with the respect the latter got from patients and their relatives.
“I took the disguise for that respect,” she said, adding that she made the apron at a tailor shop and “managed” the book from a Mitford Hospital doctor.
She stayed at DMCH for the three days with the help of one of its staff, said Afsana.
Her father told police over phone that he was not aware of her whereabouts.
Afsana seemed somewhat mentally imbalanced, suggested Sub-inspector Sohel Rana of Shahbagh Police Station, where she was detained.
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