Dehradun suspends 2 patwaris for negligence
Mussoorie, Sept. 24 -- The Dehradun district administration has suspended two revenue sub-inspectors (patwaris) for alleged negligence in verification of false certificates submitted to secure MBBS admissions in the state, officials said on Wednesday.
The state police's special investigation team (SIT) probing the matter has meanwhile delegated teams to examine admission records at medical colleges and government offices to establish how allegedly fake certificates were issued and verified.
Those suspended on the Dehradun district magistrate's orders are patwaris Jagdish Rathore and Dimple, said officials.
Sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Apoorva Singh said both were suspended on Tuesday evening on the orders of the Dehradun district magistrate for alleged gross negligence in verifying credentials before issuing certificates . "All documents that were sought are being provided to the investigative teams," she said.
SIT head SP (Rural-1) Jaya Baluni said the team was currently investigating admissions linked to the freedom fighter-dependent quota. "The SIT has received documents from three medical colleges and is scrutinising them. Investigation could be extended to other categories if fresh leads emerge", she said.
The SIT on Tuesday announced the arrests of the owner of an educational consultancy firm based in Meerut and the father of a NEET aspirant based in Haridwar district who obtained admission to Haldwani's Government Medical College.
Baluni on Wednesday said that details obtained during interrogation indicated that the latter suspect Arvind Kumar allegedly tried to involve three other parents while seeking over Rs.40 lakh from them to secure admissions through the freedom fighter quota.
Officials said 568 candidates were provisionally admitted under State Quota reservations across vertical and horizontal categories. Of these, 322 were in the Unreserved category, 103 in the Scheduled Caste category, 83 in the Other Backward Classes category, 43 in the Economically Weaker Section category and 17 in the Scheduled Tribe category. A set of 210 candidates exercised the "Selected Float" option to retain provisional allocations while seeking upgrades in subsequent counselling rounds.
Director of medical education Dr Ashutosh Sayana said an audit of admissions made during the first and second counselling rounds had begun."The third counselling, scheduled to begin on September 28, would be conducted under strict scrutiny of domicile and other relevant certificates,"he said,
The state's seat allocation system operates through a 100-point roster, with vertical reservations of 19% for Scheduled Castes, 14% for Other Backward Classes, 10% for Economically Weaker Sections and 4% for Scheduled Tribes, while the remaining 53% seats are unreserved. Horizontal reservations operate within these categories, including 30% for Uttarakhand women and allocations for wards of defence personnel, persons with disabilities and orphans....
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