Rajasthan SOG arrested three more FMGs for allegedly using forged FMGE certificates to obtain Rajasthan Medical Council registration and medical internships.
Police alleged that the accused paid ₹23.5 lakh to ₹25 lakh for forged documents.
The case has led to 25 arrests so far, including former Rajasthan Medical Council Registrar Dr. Rajesh Sharma.
The Rajasthan Special Operations Group (SOG) has arrested three foreign medical graduates for allegedly using forged Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) screening certificates to obtain temporary registration from the Rajasthan Medical Council and secure internships at medical colleges across the state. Additional Director General of Police Vishal Bansal said the arrests are linked to a case registered on February 4, 2026, in which investigators allege an organized network supplied fake FMGE documents to candidates who failed to clear the mandatory screening test required for medical practice in India.
The three newly arrested accused have been identified as Navdeep Tamboliya, 27, from Banswara; Chirag Sahu, 28, from Pratapgarh; and Afridi Khan, 25, from Dausa.
According to the Rajasthan SOG, Tamboliya completed his MBBS in Kyrgyzstan and returned to India in 2022. Police alleged that after failing the FMGE multiple times, he paid ₹25 lakh through an intermediary for a fake screening document and later obtained an internship at Government Medical College, Dausa.
SOG officials said Sahu, who earned his medical degree in Kazakhstan and returned in 2023, allegedly paid ₹23.5 lakh through a former classmate after repeatedly failing the FMGE. Investigators claim he used the forged papers to secure an internship at Pacific Medical College, Udaipur.
Police also alleged that Khan, another Kazakhstan-trained graduate, paid ₹25 lakh for a fabricated FMGE certificate after failing the mandatory screening test several times. He subsequently obtained an internship at Government Medical College, Alwar.
All three accused were produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jaipur Metropolitan-II, which remanded them to police custody until July 4.
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The Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, is a mandatory screening test for Indian citizens and Overseas Citizens of India who obtain their primary medical degrees abroad. Candidates must clear the exam before becoming eligible for registration to practice medicine in India.
The screening process is intended to ensure that foreign-trained doctors meet the standards required for safe patient care and clinical work in the country. Using forged documents to bypass that requirement raises concerns about medical ethics, licensing safeguards, and public trust in the healthcare system.
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According to the Rajasthan SOG, 22 people had already been arrested in the case before the latest action, including 17 foreign medical graduates, former Rajasthan Medical Council Registrar Dr. Rajesh Sharma, Upper Division Clerk Akhilesh Mathur, Lower Division Clerk Farhan Hasan, alleged kingpin Bhanaram Mali, and a broker.
The Rajasthan SOG alleged that the network charged candidates between ₹20 lakh and ₹30 lakh to provide forged FMGE screening documents and help them obtain temporary registration from the Rajasthan Medical Council. The investigation into the alleged racket is ongoing.
(Rh/TP/MSM)
