The country’s apex medical regulator, National Medical Commission (NMC), on Friday removed the names of four doctors linked to the November 10 Delhi blast, disallowing them from practicing medicine.

The names were removed after the four — Muzaffar Ahmad, Adeel Ahmad Rather, Muzammil Ahmad Ganai and Shaheen Shahid Ansari — were booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.

While Muzaffar Ahmad, Adeel Ahmad Rather and Muzammil Ahmad Ganai were registered with the Jammu & Kashmir Medical Council, Shaheen Shahid Ansari was registered with the Uttar Pradesh Medical Council.

Usually, for removing a doctor’s name temporarily or permanently from the medical register — the most significant action against a medical practitioner — the state medical council issues a showcause notice, condu

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