Crores in Bribes, High-Ranking Officials, and a Godman at the Center of India’s Biggest Medical College Scam
Bhopal:
In a sweeping crackdown on what is being called one of India’s largest medical college scams, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has uncovered a vast bribery and corruption network spanning multiple states. The scam involves top bureaucrats, education officials, middlemen, and even a controversial godman—Rawatpura Sarkar, also known as Ravishankar Maharaj.
The CBI has filed an FIR naming 35 individuals, including former UGC Chairman and current TISS Chancellor DP Singh, Suresh Singh Bhadoria of Indore’s Index Medical College, and ex-IFS officer Sanjay Shukla, who is linked to the Rawatpura trust. Only Atul Tiwari, the director of a medical college, has been arrested so far.
The probe began with a bribery case in Raipur at the Sri Rawatpura Sarkar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (SRIMSR), where Rs 55 lakh was allegedly paid to secure a favorable inspection report. The CBI caught doctors red-handed and recovered over Rs 38 lakh from one of their aides and an additional Rs 16 lakh from another official’s residence.
What started as a local investigation in Raipur has revealed a nationwide racket. According to the CBI, the scam involved fake inspections, dummy faculty, and forged documents to secure approvals for substandard medical colleges in Indore, Gurgaon, Rajasthan, Warangal, and Visakhapatnam, with bribes exchanged via hawala and banking routes.
The inclusion of Rawatpura Sarkar, a self-styled spiritual leader with close political connections, has drawn major public attention. His trust has long faced allegations of land grabbing, unauthorized institutions, forced religious activities, and mistreatment of female followers—many of which were probed but never formally prosecuted until now.
The investigation has also exposed a parallel fraudulent system operated through Index Medical College, where officials created ghost faculty records, forged biometric attendance, and issued fake experience certificates. Investigators believe Bhadoria and Rawatpura formed a powerful nexus, charging colleges Rs 3–5 crore to manipulate the National Medical Commission (NMC) approval process.
A deeper probe uncovered evidence of confidential file leaks from central health ministry offices. Internal documents were photographed and sent via WhatsApp to agents and college management teams. Recipients reportedly included Virendra Kumar (Gurgaon), Manisha Joshi (Dwarka), and officials from Geetanjali University (Udaipur).
At the center of this leak network was Jitu Lal Meena, a former Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) member, who allegedly funneled bribes and even used the money to build a Hanuman temple in Rajasthan costing Rs 75 lakh.
The scam also had a southern arm, where agents like B Hari Prasad in Andhra Pradesh and Krishna Kishore in Visakhapatnam helped arrange dummy faculty and patients during inspections. Colleges such as Gayatri Medical College and Father Colombo Institute of Medical Sciences (Warangal) reportedly paid bribes ranging from Rs 50 lakh to over Rs 4 crore to pass NMC checks.
As the investigation widens, the CBI believes that over 40 medical colleges across India may have gained recognition through bribery, forged documents, and rigged assessments—shaking the foundations of India’s medical education system.
News Source : Information for this article was gathered from a variety of reliable news outlets.
