KOZHIKODE: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has intensified its efforts to tackle the growing menace of quackery in the state following a tragic incident at TMH Hospital in Kottakkadavu, Kadalundi, Kozhikode. The arrest of Abu Abraham Luke, the hospital's Resident Medical Officer (RMO), has raised serious concerns after the death of a 60-year-old man, Pachaatt Vinod Kumar. Luke, who was found practising medicine without completing his MBBS, was responsible for the care of Vinod Kumar who died on September 23.
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