3 medicos arrested for using fake FMGE certificate to get Rajasthan medical council registrations, internships
Doctor arrested
Jaipur: Three foreign medical graduates have been arrested by the Rajasthan Special Operations Group (SOG) for allegedly using fake Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG) screening certificates to obtain registration with the Rajasthan Medical Council (RMC) and secure internships at medical colleges in the state.
The three arrested graduates have been identified as a 27-year-old from Banswara, a 28-year-old from Pratapgarh, and a 25-year-old from Dausa. With their arrests, the total number of accused held in the case has increased to 25.
The 27-year-old medico completed his MBBS from Kyrgyzstan and returned to India in 2022. After allegedly failing the FMGE several times, he reportedly paid Rs 25 lakh through an intermediary to obtain a forged FMG certificate. He later secured an internship at Government Medical College, Dausa.
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Similarly, the 28-year-old, who completed his MBBS in Kazakhstan and returned in 2023, allegedly paid Rs 23.5 lakh to a former classmate for a fake certificate after repeatedly failing the FMGE. He allegedly used the forged document to obtain an internship at Pacific Medical College, Udaipur.
The 25-year-old, another MBBS graduate from Kazakhstan, is also accused of paying Rs 25 lakh for a fake FMG screening certificate after failing the qualifying examination multiple times. He allegedly secured an internship at the Government Medical College, Alwar, using a forged document.
All three accused were produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jaipur Metropolitan-II, which remanded them to police custody till July 4, reports TOI.
According to Additional Director General of Police (SOG) Vishal Bansal, the arrests were made in connection with a case registered at the SOG police station on February 4, 2026. The investigation revealed that several foreign medical graduates who had allegedly failed to clear the mandatory Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) obtained forged FMG screening certificates through an organised racket. The fake documents were allegedly used to secure temporary registration from the Rajasthan Medical Council and internships at govt and private medical colleges in the state.
Earlier, the SOG had arrested 22 people in the same case, including 17 foreign medical graduates, former Rajasthan Medical Council Registrar Dr Rajesh Sharma, Upper Division Clerk Akhilesh Mathur, Lower Division Clerk Farhan Hasan, alleged kingpin Bhanaram Mali, and a broker.
Investigators alleged that the racket charged candidates between Rs 20 lakh and Rs 30 lakh to provide forged FMG screening certificates and facilitate registration with the Rajasthan Medical Council. The investigation into the case is ongoing.
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