Jaipur: The Rajasthan Police's Special Operations Group (SOG) on Thursday arrested an employee of the Rajasthan Medical Council (RMC) for allegedly facilitating the registration of foreign medical graduates using forged Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG) screening examination certificates.
Accused Identified
The accused has been identified as Farhan Hasan, also known as Farhan Naqvi, a resident of Malpura in Tonk district. He was posted as a verifying officer (junior assistant) in the registration section of the RMC during 2023-24.
Modus Operandi
Foreign MBBS graduates are required to clear the FMG Screening Examination before obtaining registration to practice medicine in India. However, the probe revealed that several foreign medical graduates who had allegedly failed the examination procured forged qualifying certificates through an alleged kingpin, Bhanaram Mali. Using these forged certificates, the candidates allegedly secured registration with the Rajasthan Medical Council, obtained temporary registration, and were allotted internships at medical colleges across Rajasthan with the alleged connivance of council officials and employees.
According to the SOG, Hasan's official responsibility was to verify the authenticity of documents submitted by foreign medical graduates and submit reports to the registrar. Investigators alleged that instead of carrying out mandatory verification, Farhan, in conspiracy with other officials, submitted favorable reports certifying forged documents as genuine, thereby facilitating registrations.
Previous Arrests
Earlier in the case, police had arrested 17 foreign medical graduates who allegedly secured registration and internships using forged certificates. Former RMC registrar Dr. Rajesh Sharma, upper division clerk Akhilesh Mathur, alleged kingpin Bhanaram Mali, and a broker were also arrested.
Financial Transactions
Investigators alleged that Bhanaram charged between Rs 20 lakh and Rs 30 lakh per candidate for arranging forged certificates and securing registration, while Farhan allegedly received between Rs 2 lakh and Rs 5 lakh for each case.
Ongoing Investigation
Officials said the investigation is continuing to determine how many more candidates obtained registration through forged documents and to identify other members of the alleged conspiracy.
