Mumbai Crime: Fake FMGE Certificates Issued To Failed Candidates, 3 Arrested; 16 Foreign Medical Graduates Under Scanner

Mumbai's Maharashtra Cyber Police have cracked an alleged scheme that issued bogus Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) certificates and other forged documents to failing foreign medical graduates in India. Three individuals have been apprehended and remanded in custody until October 19. The accused are Varun Prataprao Akhade (28), Sanket Prabhakar Unhale (26), and Rahul Gopal Patil (35).

The operation emerged after Rakesh Balaji Waghmare, a manager at the Maharashtra Medical Council, reported suspicious documents during online registrations. The accused allegedly targeted failed FMGE candidates, offering them fake scorecards, provisional medical registration certificates, internship completion certificates, and other materials to secure medical licenses.

During the investigation, police seized mobile phones from Akhade and Unhale, revealing their dealings with Rahul Patil, who then admitted to charging between Rs 20 lakh and Rs 25 lakh per candidate for document preparation. Patil allegedly procured various documents, including Aadhaar, PAN cards, and educational certificates, to fabricate the forgeries.

The investigation also reveals that Patil had connections in Bhopal and Delhi and is believed to have shared a commission with associates who helped prepare the documents. Authorities are probing how the accused accessed the Maharashtra Medical Council's online registration portal and uploaded the forged documents.