The incident came to light on Wednesday when the Haliyal unit of Indian Medical Association (IMA) demanded an inquiry into it. The Uttara Kannada district administration has ordered an inquiry.
J.A. Attar, president of the Haliyal unit of Indian Medical Association (IMA), has urged the district administration to arrest the quack who conducted the camp allegedly using a single scissor and a knife without sterilising them.
In a press release here, Dr. Attar said that the 93 boys could now be susceptible to health hazards and demanded immediate medical attention to them. He said that the quack, who hailed from Hubli, had collected more than Rs. 1 lakh for the camp.
Soon after the incident, the IMA contacted Inkanglo Jameer, Deputy Commissioner of Uttara Kannada, and informed her of the camp. The Deputy Commissioner then alerted the police and the Health Department officials in Dandeli and sent them to the spot. By the time, the officials reached there, 93 children had undergone circumcision.
The police and the health officials stopped the quack from carrying out further operations, IMA sources said.
When contacted, Ms. Jameer said that it was true that she got the information about the camp on April 14. After getting information she asked the police and health officials in Dandeli to check what had happened. The officials found that the camp was organised without the permission of the police, the local authorities and Health Department, she said.
When the officials found out that the surgery was being was conducted by an unqualified person and in unhygienic conditions, they asked the organisers of the camp to stop further operations, she said.
Ms. Jameer said that the District Health Officer was asked to hold an inquiry and submit a report.
District Health Officer Ashok Kumar said that the Health Department said blood samples are being collected to test if the boys were affected by any disease after the operation. He said that once the procedure is over, criminal cases would be filed against those involved in it.
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