A major ₹2,500 crore medical education scam recently uncovered by India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Here’s a detailed summary of what happened:🧵 
What Is the Scam About?
The investigation began in Raipur, when three National Medical Commission (NMC) doctors and staff were arrested for allegedly accepting ₹55 lakh to issue a favorable inspection report for the Rawatpura Sarkar Institute of Medical Sciences & Research.
The investigation began in Raipur, when three National Medical Commission (NMC) doctors and staff were arrested for allegedly accepting ₹55 lakh to issue a favorable inspection report for the Rawatpura Sarkar Institute of Medical Sciences & Research.
This case snowballed into what CBI now calls one of India’s largest medical education scandals, implicating over 35 individuals across multiple states including Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and more.
How the Scam Worked:
Officials from the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and the NMC allegedly photographed internal files, inspection schedules, and assessor details and leaked them via personal phones to intermediaries and college representatives.
Officials from the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and the NMC allegedly photographed internal files, inspection schedules, and assessor details and leaked them via personal phones to intermediaries and college representatives.
This advanced notice enabled colleges to prepare fraudulent setups during inspections.
Ghost or proxy faculty or fake degree certificates were presented to inspectors.
Biometric attendance systems were manipulated using cloned fingerprints to fake faculty presence.
Ghost or proxy faculty or fake degree certificates were presented to inspectors.
Biometric attendance systems were manipulated using cloned fingerprints to fake faculty presence.
Bribes and Money Channels:
Bribes ranged from lakhs to crores, sometimes routed through hawala or disguised through official bank channels.E.g. One Andhra agent collected ₹50 lakh in Visakhapatnam, while institutions like the Father Colombo Institute paid over ₹4 cr in Warangal
Bribes ranged from lakhs to crores, sometimes routed through hawala or disguised through official bank channels.E.g. One Andhra agent collected ₹50 lakh in Visakhapatnam, while institutions like the Father Colombo Institute paid over ₹4 cr in Warangal
Part of the illicit funds were allegedly used to construct a ₹75 lakh Hanuman temple via intermediaries like Jitu Lal Meena.
Jitu Lal Meena, former member of the NMC’s Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB), was a critical middleman.
Jitu Lal Meena, former member of the NMC’s Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB), was a critical middleman.
Key People & Institutions Named:
Ravi Shankar Maharaj ("Rawatpura Sarkar"), a godman and chairman of the Raipur institute, is named in the FIR.
D.P. Singh, former UGC chair and current TISS Chancellor.
Suresh Singh Bhadoria, chairman of Index Medical College in Indore.
Ravi Shankar Maharaj ("Rawatpura Sarkar"), a godman and chairman of the Raipur institute, is named in the FIR.
D.P. Singh, former UGC chair and current TISS Chancellor.
Suresh Singh Bhadoria, chairman of Index Medical College in Indore.
Jitu Lal Meena and others include ministry officials, NMC inspectors, spiritual intermediaries like “Guruji” (Indra Bali Mishra), and college management representatives.
Institutions under scrutiny include Index Medical College (Indore), Gitanjali University (Udaipur), Gayatri Medical College (Vishakhapatnam), Father Colombo Institute (Warangal) and Rawatpura Sarkar Institute (Raipur).
The FIR names 34–35 individuals, including senior ministry officials, NMC inspectors, and private college representatives.
At least 8 arrests have been made so far, including three NMC doctors in the ₹55 lakh case and officials at Rawatpura's institute.
At least 8 arrests have been made so far, including three NMC doctors in the ₹55 lakh case and officials at Rawatpura's institute.
Additional cases include the CBI arrest of Dr. Tapan Kumar Jana, head of anatomy at Murshidabad Medical College, for taking ₹10 lakh from a private college in Belagavi in exchange for an inspection favor.
Charges filed include bribery, criminal conspiracy, breach of official secrecy, forgery, etc., under both Prevention of Corruption Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Over 40 medical colleges are suspected of gaining approval through fraudulent means.
Over 40 medical colleges are suspected of gaining approval through fraudulent means.
This scandal seriously undermines the credibility of medical education in India, raising public health concerns by letting poor quality institutions operate unchecked.
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