Jaipur: Four foreign-trained MBBS graduates were arrested Thursday for allegedly using forged Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) certificates to secure internships at medical colleges in Rajasthan and apply for registration with the Rajasthan Medical Council (RMC), taking the number of arrests in the case to more than 30.
Accused Himanshu Sharma
ADG, Special Operations Group, Vishal Bansal said that the four arrested men are Bharat Bhushan (26) of Deeg; Saurav Sharma (29) of Weir; Himanshu Sharma (26) of Halaena in Bharatpur; and Shivam Chaudhary (28) of Pahari in Deeg.Deputy Inspector General of Police Bhuvan Bhushan Yadav said investigators arrested them after finding evidence of their alleged involvement.
Accused Sourabh Sharma
Bharat Bhushan, who completed his MBBS in Kyrgyzstan and returned to India in 2022, allegedly paid Rs 30 lakh for a forged FMGE certificate after repeatedly failing the examination. He obtained it through Shubham Gurjar of Dausa, police said, and subsequently completed an internship at Govt Medical College, Dausa. Gurjar was arrested earlier and is in judicial custody.Cousins Saurav and Himanshu Sharma, who studied MBBS in Russia between 2017 and 2023, allegedly paid Rs 27 lakh each for forged certificates through an intermediary identified as Gajendra, a resident of Weir who facilitated admissions to medical colleges abroad. Saurav completed his internship at Govt Medical College, Dholpur, while Himanshu interned at Mahatma Gandhi Medical College in Jaipur. Both applied for RMC registration, police said.
Accused Shivam Choudhary
Shivam Chaudhary, who completed his MBBS in Kazakhstan between 2016 and 2021, allegedly paid Rs 30 lakh for a forged certificate through Gajendra. He subsequently completed an internship at Govt Medical College, Alwar, and applied for registration with the RMC.Investigators suspect that the racket involved people who failed the FMGE obtaining forged certificates through intermediaries, allegedly with the involvement of some RMC officials and employees. The certificates enabled some candidates to secure temporary registration and undertake internships, police said.SOG officers said more than 30 people had been arrested earlier in the case, including foreign-trained medical graduates, former RMC registrar Dr Rajesh Sharma, clerical staff, alleged key accused Bhanaram Mali and middlemen. Police said Bhanaram, Shubham Gurjar, Inderraj Gurjar and others allegedly charged between Rs 20 lakh and Rs 30 lakh per candidate to arrange forged certificates and facilitate registration.The SOG is questioning the accused to identify others involved in the alleged racket.
