Medical Representative Accused of Hacking Records for Unqualified Applicants

Maharashtra Cyber says it found a network that allegedly changed medical registration records.

A medical representative is accused of helping alter records on the Maharashtra Medical Council website.

The changes allegedly made some applicants look as if they had passed a required exam.

The applicants had earned medical degrees in other countries, but had not passed that exam.

Passing it is required for them to practise as doctors in India.

Investigators suspect the applicants paid large sums for the changes.

The council reported that someone had accessed its computer systems without permission.

Investigators are also checking whether exam websites in other states were targeted.