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Rajasthan Medical Council Registrar suspended over fake doctor registration

Jaipur: The registrar of the Rajasthan Medical Council (RMC), Dr. Rajesh Sharma, along with assistant administrative officer Akhilesh Mathur and junior assistant Farhan have been suspended for their involvement in registering doctors using fake documents. The suspension decision follows an interim report from a five-member committee established by Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khinvsar which found that in the registration process there were procedural flaws and irregularities.

Dr. Girdhar Gopal Goyal, Chief Specialist (Surgery) at Sawai Mansingh Hospital, has taken over as the interim registrar. Health Minister Khinvsar emphasized the seriousness of the fake registration issue and pledged that the state government would thoroughly investigate the matter.