India, July 13 -- The Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC), the statutory body responsible for registering allopathic doctors in the state, has warned medical practitioners against a fake website that closely mimics its official portal. The council has now lodged a complaint with the cyber police after discovering the fraudulent website.

The fake portal - maharashtramedicalcouncile.in - closely resembles the council's official website, maharashtramedicalcouncil.org.in, differing by an additional "e" in the domain name.

The MMC, a quasi-judicial autonomous body under the state's medical education and drugs department, oversees the registration of doctors, approves accredited medical conferences and examines complaints against practitioners....