MKCG Anaesthesiologist held for allegedly using fake caste certificate
Doctor Arrested
Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, an assistant professor working in the department of anesthesiology at MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur has been arrested for allegedly producing a fake caste certificate to pursue his medical studies at the institute as well as securing his present job.
The accused doctor is an assistant professor of the Department of Anaesthesia at MKCG. He is a resident of Samabaya Colony in the Semiliguda area of the tribal-dominated Koraput district.
The doctor's arrest on Wednesday shed light on the incident, which was brought to attention following a case filed by his younger brother on July 20, 2023.
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The complainant had accused that the doctor who originally belongs to the Brahmin caste, studied till graduation in arts streams as a general category student. He also pursued a D Pharma course at a college in Bhubaneswar under the general category with his original identity, IANS reports.
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