'5 rupees doctor' shifted to private hospital in B'luru

Bengaluru: Dr SC Shankaregowda, popularly known as "Five rupees doctor" in Mandya has been shifted to a private hospital in Bengaluru for further treatment on Wednesday.

Dr Gowda, 67, who is also a former vice-president of the District Panchayat, reportedly suffered a heart attack on Monday and was rushed to Apollo hospital in Mysuru.

Primary diagnosis revealed that the patient had acute coronary syndrome-inferior wall myocardial infarction. However, the doctors had said that he is out of danger.

Dr Shankaregowda, who is a skin specialist, has been charging just Rs 5 per person for providing treatment and has been treating all types of skin diseases with an almost full success rate.

He was shifted to Fortis hospital in the city for further treatment, sources said.