28 Arrested in Rajasthan’s Fake Doctor Racket, Over 100 Under Scanner

A brazen, long-running medical licensing scam in Rajasthan has seen 28 arrests, including the alleged mastermind and a former senior state medical council official, exposing a network that transformed unqualified foreign MBBS graduates into practicing doctors through forged documents and illegal internships. The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Rajasthan Police recently apprehended three more individuals—Deepak Yadav, Raju Gurjar, and Naresh Gurjar—who collectively paid over Rs 70 lakh for fabricated Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) certificates and unauthorized hospital stints, with Naresh Gurjar also operating as a key middleman. The sophisticated racket specifically targeted Indian students who completed their MBBS degrees in countries like Russia and Kazakhstan but failed the mandatory FMGE, a critical screening test for medical practice in India. For payments ranging from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 30 lakh, candidates obtained fake registrations and internships across multiple districts in Rajasthan, bypassing the rigorous regulatory framework. Investigations by the SOG, which intensified in early 2026, have uncovered suspected institutional collusion within the Rajasthan Medical Council (RMC), highlighting systemic vulnerabilities in medical accreditation that have enabled unqualified individuals to pose a severe public health risk. The crackdown, which has placed over 100 suspects under scanner, signals an ongoing expansion of the probe, with authorities meticulously examining medical registration databases and internship logs for further fraudulent entries. The scale of the deceit, operating for several years across Jaipur, Dausa, Alwar, and other districts, underscores the urgent need for stringent verification mechanisms to safeguard patient safety and uphold medical ethics. As more arrests are anticipated, the investigation is expected to reveal the full extent of this dangerous nexus between corrupt officials and unqualified practitioners, potentially leading to significant reforms in India's medical licensing process.