Medical College Inspection Fraud: To curb corruption in medical education, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed an FIR against 34 individuals, including government officials, National Medical Commission (NMC) inspectors, intermediaries, and private college representatives, involved in a large-scale inspection fraud syndicate aimed at manipulating regulatory processes.
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Highlights
- CBI books 34 people, including NMC and Health Ministry officials, for taking bribes to manipulate medical college inspections.
- Raids across 6 states reveal fake faculty, ghost hospitals, and ₹55 lakh bribe to approve MBBS seats at Rawatpura Institute.
Among those charged are:
- 8 Health Ministry officials
- 1 National Health Authority officer
- 5 NMC-appointed doctors who conduct statutory inspections
- High-profile private college figures, including D.P. Singh (TISS Chair), Mayur Raval (Registrar, Gitanjali University), Ravi Shankar Maharaj (Chairman, Rawatpura Institute), and Suresh Singh Bhadoria (Chairman, Index Medical College).
Medical College Inspection Fraud
CBI operatives arrested eight individuals, including three NMC doctors, during a sting operation in Raipur. The accused were allegedly caught accepting a ₹55 lakh bribe to issue a favourable inspection report to the Sri Rawatpura Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (SRIMSR).
A crucial exchange using a hawala network was intercepted, and simultaneous raids were conducted across Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi.
Modus Operandi of Medical College Inspection Fraud
- Advance Access to Inspection Data: Officials leaked confidential inspection schedules and assessor identities to private colleges.
- Fake Compliance: Colleges set up sham faculty (ghost faculty), staged patient inflows, manipulated biometric attendance, and bribed inspectors.
- Complex Bribe Routes: Payments were routed through hawala networks, sometimes for unrelated expenditures.
CBI Action Taken So Far
- FIR was filed under charges including criminal conspiracy and corruption.
- Eight arrests were made, with suspects presented before the CBI Special Court in Raipur.
- Over 40 locations were searched across six states, with evidence and documents seized.
- Ongoing interrogation and follow-up raids to widen the investigation net.
Additional Incidents & NMC Response
- In a related bribery case, the NMC blacklisted an assessor and blocked MBBS and PG seat renewal & expansion at a Karnataka college after a ₹10 lakh bribe scandal.
- Similar raids have targeted private colleges in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, including Gayatri Medical College and Father Colombo Institute, exposing further collusion with NMC officials in regulatory bypass.
This crackdown exposes a deep-rooted corruption nexus in India’s medical education sector, risking the integrity of medical accreditation and education quality. It underscores the urgency to strengthen oversight and enforce accountability across regulatory bodies, including the NMC.
