UP Shocker: Aspiring to be MBBS doctor, Pharmacy graduate self-amputates toe to claim NEET disability quota

Despite an extensive search, the severed toe has not yet been found. However, during a search of the fields at the scene, police also recovered an anaesthesia bottle, a syringe, a cutter, and a notebook. Reportedly, the victim learned the method online.

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As per the latest media report by Jagran, the 25-year-old aspirant completed his intermediate studies and thereafter pursued a pharmacy course from a private college in Jaunpur. Currently, he is preparing for NEET, the entrance examination for the MBBS course.

He had his goal set to obtain admission to the MBBS course in 2026.

Investigators also recovered a diary belonging to Suraj in which he had written, “I will become an MBBS doctor in 2026.” After failing to clear the National Eligibility-Entrance Test (NEET) examination twice, he slipped into mental stress, police said

To avail admission under the disability quota, he allegedly devised a plan to become physically disabled by amputating his own foot and staging the incident as a criminal attack, they said, quotes PTI

Based on the statement by the aspirant, the police registered an FIR against two unidentified individuals and started an investigation.

Commenting on the matter, CO City Goldy Gupta said that after receiving information about the case, a case of attempt to murder was registered against three accused. Accordingly, SP Dr. Kaustubh set up three teams to investigate the matter. During the interrogation of the accused, it came to light that neither they nor any other outsider was involved in the incident. This was also confirmed by the examination of CDR and other electronic devices, which revealed that no one had come or gone to the spot. 

When the police officials started taking a statement from the aspirant, he repeatedly changed his statements and tried to mislead them. Due to this repeated change in statements, the police became suspicious and, through surveillance, they obtained Suraj's call details. Consequently, the police discovered that Suraj had a girlfriend he wanted to marry. After calling the girlfriend for questioning, the police got to know that he wanted to enroll in MBBS in 2026 at any cost. CO City Goldy Gupta said that to avoid the pain while cutting off his toe himself, Suraj injected himself and thereafter cut off the toe with a grinder.

Back in October, he had gone to BHU to obtain a disability certificate. Since he wasn't a disabled person, his application was denied. Thereafter, he decided to make himself disabled.

According to a psychologist at IMS BHU, Dr. Sonali Dixit, when he failed, his mind lost its flexibility and he felt that without being a doctor, life was a failure. This was not a suicide attempt, but it is being considered as an example of cognitive rigidity. 

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