Did Rajasthan SOG Just Arrest Two Doctors in a Fake FMGE Certificate Scandal?
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Jaipur, Feb 6 (NationPress) The Special Operations Group (SOG) executed a significant operation on Friday, apprehending two doctors who obtained their MBBS degrees from overseas for their alleged involvement in a fraudulent scheme that provided counterfeit Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) certificates. This enabled unqualified individuals to secure medical internships and registrations within Rajasthan.
The prime suspect, Bhanaram Mali, also known as Bhanu (30), hails from Jhalawar district but currently resides in Jaipur. He was captured at Delhi airport on February 2.
The SOG reported that Bhanaram had been on the run for several months, traversing through Thailand, Sri Lanka, Dubai, Kazakhstan, and Nepal in an attempt to evade law enforcement.
Another individual implicated in this scheme, Indraraj Singh Gurjar (27), from Karauli and currently residing in Dausa, has also been detained.
ADG (SOG) Vishal Bansal confirmed the arrests and indicated that investigations are ongoing to uncover the involvement of 73 additional doctors who acquired their MBBS degrees from abroad.
Previously, the SOG had apprehended three individuals: Abhayyut Piyush Kumar Dwivedi, Devendra Singh Gurjar, and Shubham Gurjar, for acquiring and utilizing fake FMGE certificates.
Bhanaram, having earned his MBBS from overseas, reportedly charged candidates for arranging fake FMGE certificates to facilitate their eligibility for internships with the Rajasthan Medical Council (RMC).
It has come to light that approximately 73 foreign-educated MBBS graduates, who failed the FMGE, were given similar forged certificates and applied for internships based on these fraudulent documents.
A new case was registered on February 4 to investigate this extensive network.
Further inquiries led by IO Jitendra Navariya revealed the involvement of another suspect, Imraj Singh Gurjar, who secured a fake FMGE certificate after completing his MBBS in Kazakhstan.
Using this forged certificate, Imraj managed to obtain an internship at Rajiv Gandhi Medical College in Alwar and subsequently acquired provisional registration from the RMC.
Imraj Singh Gurjar is also accused of assisting other candidates in procuring fake documentation through his connections with Bhanaram.
He was apprehended in Dausa on February 5 and is currently remanded to police custody until February 10.
The SOG continues to investigate the involvement of all 73 foreign-educated doctors who allegedly benefited from this fraudulent operation.
As the probe into the fake FMGE certification racket unfolds, more arrests are anticipated.