Probe into ‘double’ nativity certificates
9 medical candidates have submitted them in T.N. & Kerala
A complaint has been lodged with the Chennai Commissioner of Police A.K. Viswanathan that nine candidates featuring in the MBBS and BDS merit list have submitted nativity certificates for counselling in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
According to the police, Y. Amjad Ali of Tindivanam, a Deputy Director of Health, has lodged the complaint, saying this made them eligible for medical seats in both States, which is illegal.
One of the candidates is ranked in the top 30 in the Tamil Nadu merit list and received the allotment order on Friday.
Medical Education officials acknowledged that they had received a complaint against the nine candidates and that details were being sent to the police for scrutiny.
After the complaint was received on Thursday, the legal wing of the Directorate of Medical Education has drafted an undertaking to be signed by students who claim nativity in Tamil Nadu.
Undertaking drafted
The undertaking says the candidates take full responsibility for their action and that they are aware that they would have to forego their allotted seat if they were found guilty of malpractice, sources said.
Director of Medical Education A. Edwin Joe said the candidates named in the complaint, who had appeared for counselling on Friday, had maintained that they had not applied for nativity elsewhere. “Those who appeared for counselling today provided proof of their nativity in Tamil Nadu. However, we are sending their details to the police for verification,” he said.
Dr. Radhakrishnan told reporters that a thorough scrutiny of credentials of the candidates would be done to ascertain their genuineness.
He also said annexure 3A of the prospectus provided the details and format for obtaining the nativity certificate.
A complaint has been received. Details are being sent to police for scrutiny
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