The Special Operations Group (SOG) in Rajasthan arrested two doctors with MBBS degrees from abroad for allegedly issuing fake Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) pass certificates. The main accused, Bhanaram Mali alias Bhanu, was caught at Delhi airport after evading authorities by traveling through several countries. Another accused, Indraraj Singh Gurjar, was also apprehended.
ADG (SOG) Vishal Bansal confirmed the arrests and mentioned that investigations are ongoing regarding 73 other doctors who obtained foreign MBBS degrees. Earlier, the SOG had arrested three individuals for using forged FMGE certificates. Bhanaram Mali, the mastermind, had fled abroad but was captured upon his return to India.
Under the supervision of Deputy Inspector General of Police Paris Deshmukh, the SOG team, led by Investigating Officer Harpal Singh, tracked down the absconding accused. Bhanaram Mali, who himself held an MBBS degree from abroad, provided fake FMGE certificates to candidates for securing internships with the Rajasthan Medical Council.
Investigations revealed that around 73 foreign-educated doctors, who had not passed the FMGE, used these forged certificates to apply for internships. A new case has been initiated to investigate this wider network, with further inquiries exposing the involvement of another accused, Imraj Singh Gurjar, who obtained a fake FMGE certificate for himself.
Imraj Singh Gurjar secured an internship at Rajiv Gandhi Medical College in Alwar based on the forged certificate and assisted other candidates in obtaining fake documents. He was arrested and is under police custody. The SOG continues to probe the fraudulent scheme involving the 73 foreign-educated doctors, with more arrests expected.
