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Two Arrested in Uttarakhand MBBS Fake Certificate Scam
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News18•22-09-2026, 21:15
Two Arrested in Uttarakhand MBBS Fake Certificate Scam
- •Police arrested Rupesh Pandit and Arvind Kumar in connection with a scam involving fake 'freedom fighter dependent' certificates for MBBS admissions in Uttarakhand.
- •Rupesh Pandit, who ran an 'education consultancy' named 'Mikodo Pathshala', facilitated admissions to various courses on a commission basis.
- •Arvind Kumar contacted Pandit to secure MBBS admission for his daughter and two acquaintances, with each admission finalized at ’45 lakh.
- •Pandit and his associates forged 'freedom fighter dependent' certificates for the candidates using fabricated documents.
- •The matter gained significance as the state's medical admission and counselling process is underway, prompting an inquiry by Medical Education Minister Subodh Uniyal.
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Police arrested two individuals, education consultancy operator Rupesh Pandit and Arvind Kumar, for allegedly using fake freedom fighter dependent certificates to secure MBBS admissions.
The deal for each medical admission was finalized at 45 lakh rupees, with an advance payment of 20 lakh rupees collected per candidate.
Medical Education Minister Subodh Uniyal directed the Dehradun district magistrate to conduct an inquiry and submit a report within a week, while an SIT was formed to investigate the fraudulent admissions.