ACMS, Pharmacist and broker were arrested by the CBI in a fake medical certificate racket
Railway Doctors in Railway Hospitals and Health Units should be made sensitive and periodical transfer must be ensured. Why is the CVC & Railway administration silent on this particular subject?
The racket had been going on for over a year and the doctor here has issued fake certificates for individuals from SR, SWR and the KR. More than 1500 bogus medical certificates have been issued so far by the CBI
BENGALURU: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday, June 10, 2022 afternoon raided the Railway Health Unit near Mangaluru Central Railway Station and arrested three individuals including the Additional Chief Medical Superintendent (ACMS) for their alleged involvement in a fake medical certificate scam.
The racket had been going on for over a year and the doctor here has issued fake certificates for individuals from Southern Railway (SR), South Western Railway (SWR) and the Konkan Railway (KR). More than 1500 bogus medical certificates have been issued so far.
According to sources, three individuals, ACMS, Dr Shiva Shankar Murthy, pharmacist Vijayan V A and broker Ibrahim were arrested by the CBI. A huge CBI team is still carrying out raids inside the health unit. A total of 1500 pages of documents have been seized by CBI officials in this connection.
Sharing details, a top source said hundreds of licensed vendors, porters, housekeeping staff at platforms and caterers on board trains must mandatorily submit Fitness Medical certificates annually to Railways to be permitted to work here.
It is here that the Mangaluru Railway unit came in handy. “With the help of a broker, those at the health unit received the Aadhaar card document of anyone requiring a medical certificate through WhatsApp. They issued a medical certificate immediately to the person in question by the same method. A payment of Rs. 525 was collected from the person through online payment modes,” the source revealed.
It is completely illegal to issue a medical certificate like this without any checks being carried out on the individual and it is considered a bogus one, the source added.
Despite Southern Railway (SR) and South Western Railway (SWR) having railway hospitals, many from there opted to get their fitness certificate from the Mangaluru Health unit, another source pointed out.
“Why is someone from Tiruchirappalli or Bengaluru or Hubballi opting to get a medical certificate from a Mangaluru Railway health unit only? The reason is obvious cos however bad one’s health is, the certificate is assured,” the source said.
The CBI had been on the case for quite some time and they nabbed those responsible today after making an individual from Bengaluru request for a medical certificate, he added. Further investigations are on.
Railway Doctors in Railway Hospitals and Health Units should be made sensitive and periodical transfer must be ensured. Why is CVC & Railway administration silent on this particular subject?
Most of them stay more than 20-25 years in the same place since joining in the railway and doing sick-fitt business, but there is no transfer policy for them!
CMS/ACMS/MD/PCMD etc. play VRS drama to avoid transfers to the other Zonal Railways. Why pay a huge salary, providing banglow peon and even burden on the railways?
The Need of the hour is merging of railway health services with central health services. Corrupt Railway Doctors to be sent home as early as possible.
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