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source : times of india

NEW DELHI: Here is another instance of doctors hitting the headlines, for the wrong reasons. The crime branch of Delhi Police has arrested seven people, including four doctors, for appearing for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE ) under false identities.

The examination is held for candidates who get degrees from foreign universities and need clearance from the National Board of Examination (NBE) to practice in India. Without clearing the FMGE they cannot Register with the Medical Council of India (MCI) for professional practice in the country.

Those arrested have been identified as Dr Amit Kumar Vindhya (29), Kumar Vishal (25), Dr Amit Kumar (27), Dr Anupam Anand (29), Dr Gaurav Kumar (25), Nagender (27) and Ravinder Kumar (24).

The modus operandi was simple. Vishal and Nagender used to approach doctors appearing for FMGE and strike deals with them for amounts ranging from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 15 lakh. They would then look for doctors who could do the job and pay them between Rs 50,000 and Rs 2 lakh. They took great care to match the identities as closely as possible to avoid detection. But the crime branch of Delhi Police proved to be smarter.

"We received information that a few impostors would be appearing for the FMGE in Delhi on March 30. The examination was being held at Kendriya Vidyalaya near the JNU campus," recalled DCP (crime and railways) Anil Shukla. "The police reached the site and with the help of NBE officials apprehended the seven."

A case was then registered on the basis of the complaint of S Roy Biswas, deputy director, NBE. The accused were arrested after checking at the exam centre — they failed to produce supporting identity proof.

Initial investigations revealed that the seven arrested were part of an organised racket. The gang also provided proxy candidates for the postgraduate Diplomate of National Board (DNB ) examination.

"The gang members would arrange the logistics for the proxy candidates. The examinee's photograph would be replaced by that of the proxy candidate who would then appear for the examination, said the police.

The crime branch has sought five-day remand for all the accused. The cops said they would have to be taken to Bihar , Rajasthan and Gujarat , where similar rackets exist. The accused have allegedly revealed names of three more doctors and a mediator — Dr Baghel Hridyendra Singh, Dr Mukesh Sharma, Divyesh Jayantilal Gajera and middleman Sanjay Kumar. Police said among those who have been arrested, Vindhya was contacted by Vishal in Patna where the practice is alleged to be rampant.

Vishal allegedly promised Vindhya Rs 60,000 to appear on behalf of Dr Gajera. The other Dr Amit Kumar was caught impersonating for Dr Anupam Anand. Anand, who too has been arrested, had completed his MBBS from Nepal Medical College and is currently unemployed. The two came in touch with Nagender in Patna. Accused Ravindra Kumar was found impersonating for Dr Mukesh Sharma while Dr Gaurav Kumar was impersonating for Dr Baghel Hridyendra Singh.

FMGE is mandatory for doctors who have procured medical degrees from foreign universities and want to practice in India.

Medical degrees from Russia , China, Nepal and Germany are much sought after by aspiring doctors from India. About 800 to 900 students head to Russia every year to pursue medical courses. The Russian education system offers a six-year course after which an MD certificate is awarded to the students. This is considered an equivalent of an MBBS degree in India.

VitaminC · Credits: 997 My Scrapbook

Whether they pass the exam or not, such people can never become 'doctors' without knowledge. they are only businessmen. so what is the point in wasting so much money?? it would have been better if they would have invested this money in some business instead. What happened now??? not only did they lose the money and earned a bad named for themselves now even if they pass sometime later (i.e. if they are allowed to even attempt) but also (unfortunately) a bad reputation for other fmg s who are sincerely working hard to crack this exam!

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its really shameful and pathetic that these people have destroyed the image , status and prestige of those doctors who are FMGS and are working in india at different hospitals and shame on that university from which these doctors have graduated and have been awarded there degrees

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GR8---its actually due to such kind of ppl--that other students get nailed and troubled unnecessarily.i too was thr ,,and passports were being checked---fingerprints---wauthorities bhi kiya kare?
frankly speaking---thr were studs who didnt even know the norm blood glucose level---blood grps--leave aside other ques!!!

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