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UP Home Guard Recruitment Medical Fraud Exposed With Extortion Ring Busted
- •A massive medical fraud was exposed during the Uttar Pradesh Home Guard recruitment at the Police Lines where candidates were extorted up to 50000 rupees.
- •Doctors allegedly declared healthy candidates unfit by citing minor issues like nose and eye defects to demand heavy bribes.
- •Enraged candidates caught a middleman named Ajit red-handed taking money inside a doctor's car and beat him severely.
- •Police detained two doctors, Dr. Praveen Kumar and Dr. Mahesh Dwivedi, along with their driver after finding concrete evidence of online transactions.
- •Home Guard Commandant Preeti Sharma cancelled the day's medical examination process and announced that new dates will be issued soon.
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A medical scam was uncovered during the UP Home Guard recruitment at the Police Lines on October 15, 2026. A 3-member CMO-appointed panel of doctors deliberately declared healthy candidates unfit by citing minor flaws like crooked noses or vision defects, extorting between 10,000 and 50,000 rupees.
Outraged candidates surrounded a middleman named Ajit sitting in a doctor's car and beat him severely. Subsequent police investigations revealed concrete evidence of online money transfers to the accused individuals, confirming the doctors' involvement.
Police detained Dr. Praveen Kumar, Dr. Mahesh Dwivedi, and driver Ajit, while other suspects remain at large. Home Guard Commandant Preeti Sharma cancelled that day's medical examination process, announcing that fresh dates will be scheduled soon to ensure fairness.
