Rather than go through the seven-eight years of drudgery to become a dermatologist, a Bandra woman allegedly decided to just pretend to be one. After a successful ‘practice’ of over seven years at her Shiffa Wellness Clinic in Bandra, the fake doctor was booked by the Bandra police for posing and practising as a dermatologist without a medical degree. The deception came to light when a team of BMC doctors and police officers, driven by suspicion, landed at her clinic to ascertain her credentials.

The woman has been identified as Ruby Tandon alias Rupinder Dhariwal alias Rupinder Tandon Jagat Dhariwal. The Maharashtra Medical Council certificate that claimed her as being a specialist dermatologist surgeon turned out to be fake.