FIR Against 22 Foreign Medical Graduates for Uploading Fake Documents on MMC Portal
The Maharashtra Nodal Cyber Police have registered a First Information Report against 22 foreign medical graduates in Mumbai for allegedly uploading forged and suspicious documents to the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) online portal. The accused candidates sought to secure temporary medical registration despite failing to pass the mandatory screening test.
The alleged fraud came to light on August 7, according to the formal complaint lodged by MMC Registrar Rakesh Waghmare. The suspicious submissions were first noticed by MMC computer operator Gauri Bhosale and senior clerk Dhanashree Patiya while reviewing online candidate profiles on the council's portal.
The candidates involved had obtained their medical degrees from institutions in foreign countries. Under regulations in India, foreign medical degree holders must clear the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), which is conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences. Passing this screening examination is a compulsory prerequisite for foreign graduates seeking registration to practice medicine in India.
Following the initial detection by the administrative staff, Registrar Waghmare examined the digital login profiles of applicants who had failed to clear the mandatory FMGE test but were nevertheless temporarily registered on the council's online portal. Upon checking the records, Waghmare discovered fake and suspicious verification documents uploaded within the individual profiles of 22 candidate accounts.
After uncovering the fabricated submissions, Waghmare briefed MMC Administrator Dr Vinky Rughwani on the matter. Dr Rughwani directed the registrar to report the issue directly to law enforcement authorities. The MMC subsequently approached the cyber police, alleging that the 22 foreign medical graduates created and uploaded forged documents through the council's web portal with the specific intention of acquiring official registration without meeting the statutory examination requirements.
