The Versova police has booked a doctor under several sections of the IPC including cheating, criminal intimidation, molestation and under Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act for allegedly carrying out hair treatments without having the requisite permits.
However, accused Dr Vivek Nigam said that he has been “falsely implicated” over professional rivalry by the complainant Dr Anjali Shere, a MD, dermatologist.
Dr Shere said, “He (Dr Nigam) is not a dermatologist and does not have the requisite permissions or the degree to carry out these hair treatments.”
Replying to the allegations, Dr Nigam said, “All the allegations made against me are baseless. She has used her political clout to get the FIR registered. Dr Shere was my former employee and after learning from me, she parted ways to start her own business.”
Dr Shere’s advocate Rizwan Siddiquee said, “I have also filed separate complaints with various bodies against Dr Nigam to authenticate the claims made by him. He is charging `5 lakh to `10 lakh for the said courses. I have personally spoken to most of the celebrities and neither of them have even met or heard about Dr Nigam.”
Dismissing all allegations, Dr Nigam replied, “I will use the RTI Act to ask the police the basis on which they have registered the FIR against me.”
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Mantralaya bus service to ease woes
Mumbai: Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) will start a Panvel-Mantralaya bus service via Eastern Express Freeway.
The services will be starting from Panvel to Mantralaya from Monday, July 29. This service will cover the
distance of 50 kms in 80 minutes via Kamothe, Konkan Bhavan, Nerul, Vashi, Eastern Express Freeway and CST. The adult fare will be `52 per head.
According to a press note issued by MSRTC,the passengers will save at least 20-25 minutes by these services.
The bus will leave from Panvel to Mantralaya at 8 am, 11.20 am, 3.30 pm and 7 pm. For the return journey, the bus will leave Mantralaya at 9.30 am, 12.50 pm, 5.30 pm and 8.30 pm.
“This service will benefit the people of Panvel and Navi Mumbai who travel daily for office or business purpose to Mantralaya and CST,” said MSRTC’s vice-chairman and managing director Deepak Kapoor.