Overview

• The FIR invokes section 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and sections 7–12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act to charge officials with criminal conspiracy, bribery, breach of official secrecy and forgery.
• High-profile figures named include TISS Chancellor D P Singh, self-styled godman Ravi Shankar ji Maharaj and administrators from Gitanjali University, Index Medical College and Rawatpura Institute.
• Investigators allege eight Health Ministry insiders and five NMC assessors colluded with intermediaries to photograph confidential files, leak assessor identities and rig statutory inspections.
• The probe uncovered hawala-routed bribes that financed a Hanuman temple in Rajasthan at an estimated cost of ₹75 lakh alongside payments for staged setups and fake attendances.
• Following a June 26 sting at Rawatpura Institute and a July 1 Bengaluru trap over a ₹55 lakh bribe, nationwide raids and interrogations continue as prosecutions advance.