WARANGAL/HYDERABAD: In a scandal that exposes deep-rooted corruption in medical education, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Father Colombo Medical Institute of Sciences in Warangal and its trustee, Father Joseph Kommareddy. The case alleges the college paid ₹66 lakh in bribes in two instalments to secure National Medical Commission (NMC) approval despite lacking essential infrastructure and faculty.
Phantom Faculty and Compromised Inspections
Investigators allege the institute submitted invoices of ₹20 lakh and ₹46 lakh via middlemen to NMC officials in advance of scheduled inspections. To deceive regulators, the college reportedly employed temporary substitutes—hired just for inspection days—leaving once the visit concluded. This tactic echoes patterns seen in other high-profile NMC-related investigations, where ghost faculty and illicit arrangements secured favourable delegations.
The FIR also implicates several shadowy figures, including consultants from Kadiri, Hyderabad, and Visakhapatnam—Dr. B Hari Prasad, Dr. Ankam Rambabu, and Dr. Krishna Kishore, who are accused of orchestrating dummy faculty deployment across institutions, including the one in Warangal. These middlemen allegedly coordinated inspection-date leaks and forged official documentation to facilitate bribery schemes.
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This case contributes to a growing exposé of a pan-India network in which colleges, godmen, bureaucrats, and middlemen collude to manipulate inspection outcomes. Earlier FIRs have implicated figures like former UGC chief D. P. Singh, religious leader Rawatpura Sarkar, and multiple top-level NMC and Ministry of Health officials. Members of inspection teams have also been arrested for taking bribes to greenlight substandard institutions.
The CBI has conducted coordinated raids at more than 40 locations across states, including Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. So far, at least six arrests have been made, with further summons issued to trustees, health department insiders, and clerical staff tied to NMC inspection scheduling.
About the Author – Anirudh Mittal is a B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, with a keen interest in corporate law and tech-driven legal change