Rajasthan police arrest 3 medicos over forged FMGE certificates

Jaipur: Rajasthan Police have arrested three Foreign Medical Graduates (FMG) for allegedly using forged FMGE screening certificates to obtain medical registration and practise as doctors despite failing the mandatory examination multiple times.

According to police, the accused allegedly paid between Rs 25 lakh and Rs 29 lakh to obtain forged certificates after repeatedly failing the FMG screening examination conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS). One of the accused was allegedly found treating patients in an emergency ward without registration with the Rajasthan Medical Council (RMC). 

The arrests form part of a larger investigation into an alleged racket involving foreign medical graduates, brokers and other persons accused of arranging forged FMGE certificates. Police said more than 100 foreign medical graduates have come under scrutiny, while 30 accused have been arrested in connection with the wider case.

One of the arrested accused allegedly obtained his MBBS degree from Pakistan in 2021 and appeared for the FMG screening examination three times but failed to qualify.

The arrests are part of a wider investigation into a suspected racket involving foreign medical graduates, brokers and others who allegedly helped candidates obtain forged FMGE certificates and use them to secure internships and medical registrations, India Today reported.

Police alleged that he later obtained a forged FMGE certificate through an accused who is already in judicial custody, paying Rs 25 lakh. The certificate was subsequently used to apply for registration with the RMC.

Police said the accused is currently preparing to appear for the FMG screening examination again.

The second accused had obtained his MBBS degree from China between 2006 and 2012. Police said he appeared for the FMG screening examination eight times in 2012 but failed to qualify.

He allegedly procured a forged certificate through another person after paying Rs 29 lakh and used it to apply for RMC registration.

According to police, he currently manages a hospital in Jaipur run by his wife. Investigators are also examining the alleged role of the person who reportedly arranged his forged certificate.

The third accused obtained his MBBS degree from Pakistan in 2021 and allegedly failed the FMG screening examination three times.

Police said a relative arranged a forged FMGE certificate for him in exchange for Rs 26 lakh. Using the forged certificate, he allegedly secured and completed his internship at Udaipur Medical College.

Investigators later found that he was allegedly working in the emergency ward of a hospital in Kotputli and treating patients despite not having cleared the mandatory FMG screening examination or obtained registration with the RMC.

The investigation has so far identified more than 100 foreign medical graduates who allegedly obtained forged FMGE certificates, according to police.

The case was registered in Jaipur on February 4, 2026, over allegations including cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy. Police said the wider investigation is continuing to establish the involvement of other candidates and intermediaries.