Police in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi district have exposed a major fraudulent syndicate operating under the pretext of securing medical college admissions for aspiring students. The criminal racket specifically targeted medical aspirants who obtained low scores in the NEET-UG 2025 examination, enticing them with promises of guaranteed MBBS seats through fabricated documentation. Following prompt and decisive investigative action, law enforcement agencies arrested six primary accused, including the syndicate's mastermind Sanjay Dubey, and remanded them to judicial custody. Dinesh Verma has also been named among the key accused in connection with this admission racket.
Exploitation of Freedom Fighter Dependent Quota
Investigative disclosures have revealed the detailed operational tactics employed by the fraud network to deceive candidates. The gang established contact with candidates and parents who were anxious due to poor performance in the competitive NEET examination. Operatives assured these aspirants of securing reserved seats in prestigious medical colleges by exploiting the Freedom Fighter Dependent Quota. To execute the scheme, members of the syndicate personally manufactured forged and counterfeited freedom fighter dependent certificates instead of relying on authentic administrative channels. These fabricated credentials were then submitted to advance formal admission procedures at medical institutions. Law enforcement records confirm that the network prepared forged document sets for a total of nine candidates in an attempt to secure illegal MBBS admissions through this reserved category.
Departmental Audit Uncovers Counterfeit Credentials
The extensive scam was uncovered after senior officials within the medical department grew suspicious and ordered a thorough audit of candidate application files. Following a formal directive dispatched in August 2025, relevant administrative and revenue departments initiated detailed cross-verification of the submitted certificates. Upon checking official archives and conducting physical verifications, authorities discovered that all nine freedom fighter dependent certificates were completely fake and counterfeit. Once the document forgery was conclusively established by the auditing teams, police registered a criminal case and launched an immediate investigation.
Mastermind Sanjay Dubey and 5 Accomplices Jailed
Following the registration of the criminal case, a dedicated Bhadohi police team tracked the operational footprint and financial leads of the network. Acting on precise intelligence, law enforcement officers laid a strategic trap and arrested the mastermind Sanjay Dubey. Based on disclosures made during initial questioning and field tracking, five additional key accomplices involved in managing the fraudulent network were also apprehended. All six arrested individuals were formally processed and produced before the magistrate, who ordered them sent to jail.
Bhadohi police are currently conducting targeted raids across suspected locations to track down secondary middlemen, sub-agents, and covert associates linked to the wider network. Simultaneously, investigative officers are probing administrative angles to determine whether any government officials or department staff members were contacted or compromised to facilitate the creation and processing of these counterfeit reservation certificates.
