Class 8 pass poses as doctor with fake MBBS degree:Bought hospital and began operating on patients; two arrested

The Special Operations Group (SOG) arrested two youths on Friday afternoon who had become doctors without MBBS degrees. The two accused used fake documents to obtain doctors’ registrations from the Rajasthan Medical Council (RMC). After buying a hospital, one of the accused, who had studied only up to Class 8, began performing operations as a doctor using a fake degree and marksheet. The SOG is questioning both arrested accused. Seven more accused identified during the investigation have been named, and efforts are underway to trace them. ADG (SOG) Vishal Bansal said that a gang of people who became doctors in Rajasthan using fake MBBS degrees and diplomas in gynaecology and obstetrics had been busted. Pankaj Yadav, 30, a resident of Thoi in Khandela, Sikar, and Nanji Ram Choudhary, 45, a resident of Raniwara, Jalore, have been arrested in the case. FIRs were also registered against the fake doctors Shantanu Kumar Charan, Deepak Chaudhary, Devendra Nehra, Geeta Kumari, Mahesh Kumar Gurjar, Sarimul Majumdar and Ram Kishore Mahawar. Arrested accused Pankaj Yadav was apprehended in Kaithal, Haryana, while accused Nanji Ram Chaudhary was arrested in Raniwara, Jalore. The SOG team is conducting raids to trace the seven fake accused named in the case who are absconding. FIR registered at SOG transferred Dr Giridhari Gopal, registrar of the Rajasthan Medical Council, lodged an FIR at Jaipur’s Ashok Nagar police station on 14 October. The report stated that some people had used fake documents to register themselves as doctors with the Rajasthan Medical Council. The report included details gathered by the Rajasthan Medical Council during its preliminary investigation, including the names, dates of birth, and registration number issuance dates of the individuals concerned. The registrations of these people were also cancelled. The Ashok Nagar police immediately transferred the investigation to the SOG. Fake degrees made in Bihar presented The SOG investigation revealed that accused Pankaj Yadav studied for an MBBS degree in Kazakhstan from 2013 to 2018. He then took the Foreign Medical Graduates Examination (FMGE) around six times but could not pass. During questioning, it emerged that after failing to clear the FMGE, accused Pankaj Yadav had a fake MBBS degree and marksheet from Shri Krishna Medical College in Bihar prepared. He also had a fake registration certificate from the Bihar Medical Council prepared and submitted it to the Rajasthan Medical Council. Registration was obtained on its basis. Verification with the Bihar Medical Council and the medical college found that he was not registered and that the degree and marksheet were fake. Presented a fake diploma The Diploma in Gynaecology and Obstetrics (DGO) is a two-year postgraduate diploma for MBBS graduates. The SOG investigation found that documents related to a DGO diploma issued by a college in Mumbai had been submitted to the Rajasthan Medical Council on behalf of the accused, Nanji Ram Choudhary, to obtain registration. Verification with the concerned medical college found that Nanji Ram’s DGO diploma certificate, allotment letter, passing certificate, and attempt certificate were fake. The SOG team apprehended Nanji Ram Choudhary from Raniwara, Jalore. He was arrested after questioning at the SOG headquarters. Accused Nanji Ram Choudhary owns Bhaskar Hospital in Raniwara, Jalore. The authenticity and source of the educational certificates and registration documents submitted by him, as well as the role of those involved in the registration process, are being investigated. Fake documents related to the accused’s registration with the Maharashtra Medical Council were prepared and submitted to the Rajasthan Medical Council. The registration with the Rajasthan Medical Council was obtained on this basis. Passed Class Eight, became hospital owner The SOG investigation has revealed that the accused, Nanji Ram Chaudhary, has passed only Class Eight. Despite this, he claimed to have obtained and submitted Class 10 and 12 mark sheets from the Andhra Pradesh Secondary Board, an MBBS degree from Rama University in Kanpur, and a DGO diploma from a college in Mumbai. In 2010, he worked at the OPD counter of a private doctor’s clinic in Raniwara, issuing patient slips. He then worked at a readymade clothing shop in Raniwara. After working at the clothing shop for three years, he began issuing patient slips at the OPD counter of Rajdev Hospital in Raniwara in 2014. In 2015, he bought the hospital from its owner. In 2016, he changed the hospital’s name to Bhaskar Hospital. Became a doctor using fake documents When the hospital opened, its work was handled by a general medicine doctor. In 2019, the accused, Nanji, also appointed a gynaecologist at the hospital. The accused had to visit the Rajasthan Medical Council office repeatedly in connection with the registration-related work of the doctors employed at the hospital. During this period, he contacted then officials and some employees of the Rajasthan Medical Council and got himself registered as a doctor. He also expanded the hospital to 100 beds. Alongside a team of doctors, he began performing operations himself. During verification by the concerned organisation, he had these fake documents prepared and submitted. Role of officials and employees under investigation During questioning, the two arrested accused allegedly stated that some individuals had prepared fake documents and submitted them to the Rajasthan Medical Council to get a doctor’s registration. The SOG is investigating the role of the then officials and employees of the Rajasthan Medical Council.