Fake Doctor, Real Tragedy: Narendra Yadav’s Web of Lies Exposed in Madhya Pradesh

In one of the most shocking medical frauds in recent Indian history, Narendra Vikramaditya Yadav, who posed as a world-renowned UK-based cardiologist under the alias “N John Camm,” has been arrested for the deaths of seven patients in Madhya Pradesh. His elaborate deceit included fake credentials, plagiarised research, international identity fraud, and even attempts to secure India’s prestigious Padma Awards.

Yadav, inspired by the British cardiologist A John Camm, changed his name to “N John Camm” and went on to create a carefully fabricated professional persona. He published plagiarised medical research in both Indian and international journals, falsely claimed affiliations with reputable hospitals, and even listed himself as an executive editor of a cardiology journal—using fake addresses, including Germany’s Klinikum Nurnberg Hospital.

An investigation by India Today’s OSINT team revealed that Yadav plagiarised at least two research articles published in 2020 and 2022. The articles were blatant copies—complete with lifted charts and diagrams—from papers dating back to 2011 and 2016. Yet, they were published by peer-reviewed journals without raising red flags.

Using his false identity, Yadav managed to register on ORCID, an official research profile network, where five papers were tagged to his name—four of which falsely listed a German hospital as his workplace. Klinikum Nurnberg has since confirmed that no one by the name N John Camm or Narendra Yadav ever worked with them.

Yadav’s fraudulent activity extended far beyond academic circles. In 2020, he was nominated for a Padma Award by a woman named Divya Rawat, listed as a non-resident Indian. The nomination, submitted through the official government portal, cited Delhi as his residence and used falsified achievements as credentials. Rawat has been linked to Yadav in multiple ventures and is named as a director in companies he registered in the UK under the name “John Camm Hospitals Limited” and “John Camm Healthcare Limited.”

Back in India, Yadav had launched a failed hospital venture in Kanpur in 2015 named Braunwald Hospitals Pvt Ltd, even attempting to patent the name. In 2019, he was arrested in Hyderabad after his company failed to pay hospital staff salaries and allegedly wrongfully restrained employees following a failed acquisition attempt.

Despite all this, Yadav managed to secure a job at Damoh’s Mission Hospital through a Bhopal-based recruitment agency. In just 43 days, he reportedly operated on 13 patients—seven of whom died. He was eventually arrested after discrepancies in his background surfaced and an investigation began.

Damoh SP Shrut Kirti Somwanshi confirmed that Yadav admitted to forging two of his degrees while holding a valid MBBS degree from the University of North Bengal. He also confessed that changing his name was a deliberate move to enhance his credibility and increase his influence.

Questions have now been raised about the hiring protocols at hospitals and the verification processes followed by recruitment agencies. Mission Hospital claims the recruitment agency failed to vet his documents, while the agency accuses the hospital of bypassing protocol to avoid paying fees.

Yadav’s fraudulent career, built on lies and deception, has resulted in tragic consequences. His story has exposed alarming loopholes in India’s healthcare recruitment system and highlights the urgent need for stricter credential verification and accountability mechanisms in the medical profession.

ANI.