The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has uncovered a network comprising officials from the Union Health Ministry, the National Medical Commission (NMC), intermediaries, and representatives of private medical colleges, for its alleged involved in a series of "egregious" acts, including corruption and the unlawful manipulation of the regulatory framework governing the medical colleges, reported news agency PTI.

The agency has named 34 individuals in its First Information Report (FIR). Among these are eight officials from the Health Ministry, one official from the National Health Authority, and five doctors who were part of the National Medical Commission (NMC) inspection team.

Moreover, the officials have confirmed that the CBI recently arrested eight individuals in connection with this case. This includes three doctors from the NMC team, who were apprehended for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 55 lakh. This bribe was reportedly given for providing a favourable report to the a Naya Raipur medical institute.