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Mumbai Crime: Fake FMGE Certificates Issued To Failed Candidates, 3 Arrested; 16 Foreign Medical Graduates Under Scanner
Summary by The Mumbai Editorial Desk Free Press Journal
· October 7, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key points The accused are Varun Prataprao Akhade, Sanket Prabhakar Unhale, and Rahul Gopal Patil, residents of Buldhana and Nashik. A racket providing fake Foreign Medical Graduate Examination certificates and other forged documents has been busted.
A racket providing fake Foreign Medical Graduate Examination certificates and other forged documents has been busted. Three persons have been arrested and remanded in judicial custody. The accused are Varun Prataprao Akhade, Sanket Prabhakar Unhale, and Rahul Gopal Patil, residents of Buldhana and Nashik.
The case came to light after a complaint was lodged by a manager with the Maharashtra Medical Council. The complaint was filed after certain documents submitted by candidates raised suspicions.
Further details about the case are available, including the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the fake certificates and the ongoing investigation.
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Category: safety Published: October 7, 2026 Source: Free Press Journal Reading time: 1 min
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