Updated On: 05 February, 2024 06:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
From anaesthetics before fracturing finger to ingesting large quantities of tea leaves to mimic haemorrhage on scans, each trick has a rate card from Rs 10,000 to Rs 25,000

Shatabdi staff deliberately fracture fingers to make an ordinary offence seem serious; (right) a large amount of tea powder is given to fake a severe medical condition as a result of trauma. Illustrations/Uday Mohite
A new twist has emerged in the Shatabdi hospital fake medical certificate case. Investigations conducted by the hospital administration, in coordination with the Kandivli police, have uncovered discrepancies in the medical certificates submitted in two cases registered at the Malvani and Bangur Nagar police stations last year. It has been revealed that the medical certificates presented to the police were not issued by the on-duty doctor.
Specifically, while the first page of the case paper containing the name and entry number of the doctor was in the handwriting of the duty doctor, but the details of the case written on the back side of the page were written by another individual the report falsely indicated that the victim had suffered a fractured finger and ear injuries in both cases. Based on this misleading medical information, the police registered an FIR under the relevant sections of the IPC and arrested the accused.