A man who allegedly posed as a doctor and performed brain surgery on a man after taking more than Rs 1.75 lakh from his son has been arrested, police said.

Balzur Rahman was arrested after a resident of Barasat, who had allegedly paid him for his father’s brain surgery, lodged a complaint with Eco Park police station in New Town after his father passed away on August 12, an officer of the Bidhannagar commissionerate said.

Police said Rahman could not produce any document or certificate to establish that he was a doctor.

Dipankar Roy, the Barasat resident, mentioned in his complaint that Rahman used to pose as a doctor at a private hospital on the fringes of New Town where he had admitted his ailing father on July 30.

Rahman allegedly took more than Rs 1.75 lakh from Roy after telling him that his father needed brain surgery.

“Rahman performed the surgery. After the operation, the patient’s condition worsened and he passed away on August 12,” the officer said.

The police said Rahman has been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 304 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 420 (cheating) and 468 (forgery), among others.

If convicted, he can be sent to jail for seven years.