FIR against 2 doctors for forging documents to frame colleague as Quack

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: In a recent case of forgery, an FIR has been registered against three individuals of a health department for allegedly trying to frame a qualified and authentic government doctor as a fake by forging his degree and other documents.

As a result of their actions, the doctor was labelled as a 'fake doctor' and dismissed from his position. He was also falsely implicated in a molestation case. Police investigation suggests that the conspiracy was driven by a colleague's desire to take over his position.

The three individuals booked in the case include a former district health officer, a current taluka health officer, and a Class IV employee. The FIR was registered following directions from the district and sessions court, after the police allegedly failed to act earlier due to alleged political pressure. 

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The accused men have been booked under IPC sections 465 (punishment for forgery), 467 (forgery of valuable securities), 471 (using as genuine a forged document), 420 (cheating), 201 (destruction of evidence), and 120-B (criminal conspiracy).

The case centres around Dr Mohsin Khan, who worked as the taluka health officer in Sillod. In April 2023, he was accused of holding a fake medical degree. Based on the complaint lodged by the then district health officer, he was booked for cheating and forgery and was removed from his service. 

However, a later police investigation revealed that Dr Khan’s degree was genuine and had been issued by Veer Bahadur Purvanchal University in Uttar Pradesh, not from the bogus Sai Ayurvedic College in Aligarh, as claimed.

According to police, the three accused conspired to create and submit forged documents to show Khan’s degree as fake. Based on this, a false FIR was registered, and he was labelled a "fake doctor." TOI sources claimed that the conspiracy may have stemmed from a colleague’s desire to take over Khan’s post. 

Police told the Daily, "The colleague earlier pressured senior officials for the post and, along with the former DHO, allegedly demanded a bribe from Dr Khan to prevent repeated transfers. When Khan refused to pay, he was threatened and later implicated in a false molestation complaint filed by a female colleague." 

Dr Khan said he had informed senior officials in writing about the harassment and began collecting proof of his innocence. The turning point came when police found his original degree certificates at the residence of the former district health officer.

Despite filing a complaint in September 2024, no action was initially taken, reportedly due to political pressure. It was only after he approached the court that the police were directed to register the FIR.

Speaking to TOI, Dr Khan said, "The accused conspired against me to ruin my career because I refused to pay a bribe and attempted to expose their wrongdoings. They filed a false molestation case and declared my degree fake. Today, the law has finally taken its course."

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