HYDERABAD: The CBI on Thursday conducted searches at 91 locations, including Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, in connection with its investigation into the case of foreign medical graduates registering themselves with the Medical Council of India and state medical councils allegedly using forged Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) documents.
At least 73 students, including six from two Telugu states, who studied medicine in countries like Ukraine, China and Nepal between 2011-2022 are under the scanner.
The six 'fake doctors' from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are found to be practising in the Gulf countries, Kerala and elsewhere. The CBI registered criminal cases against the accused.
The six candidates have been identified as Gudimalla Rakesh Kumar of Kazipet, S Srinivasa Rao of Chevella, Mohammed Fasiuddin of Warangal and B Harikrishna Reddy of Lingampally from Telangana and Marupilla Sarath Babu of Vijayawada and Gorla Venkata Raja Vamsi of Visakhapatnam in AP.
Incriminating documents recovered by CBI S Sunil Kumar Gupta, under-secretary, department of health and family welfare, said details of these 'fake' medical graduates, who failed to clear FMGE were handed over to CBI. The CBI is conducting the investigation on basis of a complaint from the health ministry to ascertain how dozens of foreign medical graduates allegedly got themselves registered with state medical councils (SMCs) or Medical Council of India (MCI) without clearing the FMGE. An FIR under sections of prevention of corruption Act apart from IPC sections pertaining to criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery has been registered.
For example, Chevella's Srinivasa Rao, who failed the mandatory screening test but produced a fake foreign medical graduation certificate, registered himself with both APMC and TSMC and is now practising in Dubai's Al Maktoum Hospital. Srinivasa Rao's is not an isolated case. Vijayawada's Sarath Babu got himself registered with MCI and is now working as a 'doctor' in Kochi.
Sources said searches were conducted in 91 locations, including Warangal, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Delhi. CBI searched the premises of some medical councils as well as residences of medical graduates. Several incriminating documents, including fake certificates of FMGE, were recovered.
FMGE is conducted for candidates possessing primary medical qualifications awarded by any medical institution outside India, which is mandatory. As per the MCI Act, candidates should register with state medical council concerned.
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