MBBS seats: Teacher among 3 held over fake disability quota documents

Bengaluru: The Malleswaram police on Wednesday arrested three people for aiding those who had used fake medical documents to gain government medical seats under the quota for the disabled. 

The arrested suspects are Bharamppa, a teacher from Nandini Layout, Umesh Chaudhury, a first-grade assistant from Hosapete, and Sudhakar, who worked as an assistant at a primary healthcare centre in Mangaluru and is currently suspended. 

Police sources said that investigators recovered the forged and fake documents and equipment used in creating them. The suspects were produced before a court on Wednesday and sent to police custody for 10 days. 

The Malleswaram police began the probe after a recent FIR filed alleged that 21 candidates had submitted fake documents claiming hearing impairment.

The probe also found that many had obtained the Unique Disability Identity Card (UDID) from the Government General Hospital in Vijayanagar district. 

The document verification revealed that they were fake, leading to the complaint by the authorities. Further investigation is underway.