Berhampur: A doctor of MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Odisha’s Berhampur has been arrested for allegedly submitting fake caste certificate to pursue medical studies and getting job.
The doctor, identified as Durgadatta Sasani, was arrested by Koraput police based on a complaint lodged by his brother.
Sources said the doctor’s younger brother Ambika Prasad Sasani had lodged a complaint against him at Semiliguda police station in Koraput district. It was alleged that Durgadatta, a resident of Samabaya Colony in Semiliguda, had furnished fake scheduled caste certificate despite being a Brahmin.
The accused obtained the certificate fraudulently and got benefit in MBBS and PG admissions in MKCG Medical College by submitting the same. Furthermore, he used a different name for availing higher education, the complainant alleged.
On the basis of the complaint, police registered a case against the doctor under Sections 468, 471, 420 and 506 of the IPC. He was arrested and produced before a local court.
