Kanpur: A first-year Doctor of Medicine (Cardiology) medico from the state-run Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial (GSVM) Medical College , Kanpur, was recently detained by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) during the investigation into the Delhi Red Fort blast case. However, a controversy erupted after several media channels mistakenly used the photo of another doctor with the same name who lives in Kerala, portraying him as the accused doctor.

As per a PTI news agency report, the accused doctor is a first-year postgraduate student in the Doctor of Medicine (Cardiology) programme, while the doctor whose picture was wrongly circulated is a consultant interventional cardiologist from Calicut, Kerala.

Issuing a strong clarification in this regard, the Kerala-based doctor said

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