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Crime
22 FMGs Booked in Maharashtra Over Fake Documents for Medical Council Registration
✍️ medicaldialogues.in
🗓 03 Sep 2026, 12:36 PM
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Twenty‑two foreign medical graduates have been booked in Maharashtra for allegedly forging documents to secure registration with the medical council. Police say the fraud involved falsified qualifications and credentials.
Police in Maharashtra have booked 22 foreign medical graduates (FMGs) on charges of using forged documents to obtain registration with the state medical council. The alleged fraud involved falsified degrees, diplomas and other credentials that were presented to the council’s registration office.
The Maharashtra Police’s Anti-Corruption Wing said the investigation uncovered a pattern of document tampering and that the FMGs had been attempting to bypass the standard verification process. The accused are now facing charges under the Indian Penal Code and the Medical Council of India (MCI) regulations.
The medical council has stated that it will cooperate with law‑enforcement agencies to ensure that only duly qualified practitioners are allowed to practice medicine in the state. No further details about the identities of the accused have been released at this time.
The case underscores the ongoing scrutiny of foreign medical graduates seeking to practice in India, with authorities warning against the use of counterfeit documents.
The Maharashtra Police’s Anti-Corruption Wing said the investigation uncovered a pattern of document tampering and that the FMGs had been attempting to bypass the standard verification process. The accused are now facing charges under the Indian Penal Code and the Medical Council of India (MCI) regulations.
The medical council has stated that it will cooperate with law‑enforcement agencies to ensure that only duly qualified practitioners are allowed to practice medicine in the state. No further details about the identities of the accused have been released at this time.
The case underscores the ongoing scrutiny of foreign medical graduates seeking to practice in India, with authorities warning against the use of counterfeit documents.