Suspected case of fraud in MBBS admissions at Tanda college

A suspected case of fraud in MBBS admissions has surfaced at Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College and Hospital at Tanda in Kangra district. The college administration, after a preliminary inquiry, has referred the matter to the local police for thorough investigation and registration of a criminal case.

According to details, a woman applicant identified as Rashi, a resident of Dhaneta in Hamirpur district, allegedly submitted forged documents during the ongoing counselling process on Tuesday.

The Principal Dr Milap Sharma has stated that during scrutiny of applications, the admission committee noticed discrepancies in Rashi’s papers. The MBBS seat she claimed under merit number 108 had already been allotted to another candidate, Ashlesh Sahni, by the medical university, raising suspicion.

A committee headed by nodal officer Dr Rajesh Goyal, along with Dr Praveen Kumar, Dr Sonia Dhiman, Satya Bhushan, Kamal Singh and Gurcharan Singh examined all certificates and concluded that they appeared “suspicious” and “possibly fake”.

Following this, the Principal recommended lodging a formal complaint with the police. DSP of Kangra Ankit Sharma confirmed that a complaint was received with the local police late on Tuesday night and that investigation was underway.

On Wednesday, Rashi’s father submitted her admission documents to the Kangra police, claiming that she had scored 520 marks in the NEET exam. He added that she had received an official email from the medical university directing her to report for admission at Tanda under rank 108.

He further stated that the police officials were now probing how the QR code for rank 108, allotted to a student named Rashi, ended up displaying another candidate’s name and photograph in place of hers.

The police officials said they would soon visit the medical university at Mandi to verify records and determine the level at which the alleged discrepancy occurred.