State medical council lodges complaint against "fraud" doctor

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) has lodged a police complaint against a Sangli resident, possessing a medical degree from Russia, for obtaining recognition using fraudulent certificates. MMC has also questioned the possibility of a “racket” at the Medical Council of India (MCI) as Dhiraj Patil seems to have effortlessly procured multiple clearances from the central body to obtain the license to practice.The doctor had been practicing for at least an year before the issue came to light, MMC claimed.
“The issue came to light when we found that two doctors had the same registration number. On further investigations, we found that Patil has never appeared for the mandatory exam conducted by the National Board of Examination based on which a provisional certificate is issued. Intriguingly, he had produced exam results and internship certificates without attempting either. He was granted registration to practice in Maharashtra as the MCI had given the recognition,” said Dr Kishor Taori, president, MMC. A complaint has been filed with the Agripada police. The headmaster of Pune’s Balaji Madhyamik Vidyalay, Dhankwadi has also come under scanner for attesting his certificates.
Taori said Patil could be one of the benefactors of the racket run by a few unscrupulous MCI officials who giving away recognition to degree holders from Russia and China. A CBI investigation on the matter is already headway and a few arrests were made in Delhi last year. Patil did not respond to calls.