New Delhi: Medical practitioner warns of theft scam targeting clinics
by Piyush Mathur
In a LinkedIn post made on October 25, 2025, Dr. Shubham Roy—a New Delhi, India-based developmental and behavioural paediatrician—has reported a theft at her clinic involving two women posing as patients.
The pair arrived with ‘with an infant and a 6-year-old child’ at Dr. Roy’s South Extension Part-1 clinic, requested a consultation, and claimed they could not afford the full fee. During the examination, one woman stood behind Dr. Roy, and both left quietly with the children after the visit.
Minutes later, Dr. Roy discovered her handbag missing—containing money, her passport, identity documents, and bank cards. She had all these essential documents in her bag at the time because she ‘had come directly to the clinic from some official work’, her post explains.
This is a screenshot of Dr. Shubham Roy's LinkedIn post dated October 25, 2025, regarding a theft in her New Delhi clinic by a con gang. (Credit: Dr. Roy)
She subsequently came to the conclusion that the women were allegedly part of a larger group waiting outside the clinic.
Dr. Roy described the experience as disheartening, warning that such incidents undermine trust between medical professionals and patients. She has urged practitioners worldwide to remain vigilant and take precautions to protect their valuables and workplaces.
Several other LinkedIn users with profiles showing them to be fellow medical practitioners sympathised with Dr. Roy regarding her distressful experience. One Dr. Priya Tomar, whose profile claims that she is a paediatric cardiologist, appeared to advise Dr. Roy cryptically to share the ‘Cctv footage’ on LinkedIn as also with the police.
Another LinkedIn user, Dr. Ankit Agarwal—a Consultant Oncologist, per his profile—wondered to Dr. Roy how it is that one of these fraudsters happened to stand behind her in the clinic (as her post mentions).
Dr. Roy explained in her response that it is common in paediatric clinics for caregivers to remain very close to ‘the examination couch to calm down the child and assist in examination’; another LinkedIn user, Angeline Radjou, whose profile places her in Puducherry, noted that caregivers frequently end up behind the medical practitioner in crowded clinics.
Dr. Roy’s post is tagged on LinkedIn to Delhi Police, India’s Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Indian Medical Association; there are no updates yet on any official follow-up, though.
Dr. Roy’s post can be accessed on LinkedIn via this link: