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"I volition go an MBBS doc successful 2026." Lakhs of aesculapian aspirants apt gave themselves this self-motivation speech but a younker from Uttar Pradesh took connected an unheard-of gambit to realise his dreams: helium amputated his ft to beryllium eligible for disablement quota.
Suraj Bhaskar, astir 20 years of age, had doubly failed the aesculapian entranceway exam, NEET, for admittance into a authorities aesculapian college, starring him to instrumentality the utmost measurement and assertion helium mislaid a ft successful a convulsive attack, constabulary said.
While constabulary saw done his ploy, they are presently seeking ineligible sentiment to find what sections of transgression instrumentality could beryllium levelled against him.
Findings of a constabulary probe into the incidental that happened successful Khalilpur colony successful Jaunpur territory were shared with Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Ayush Srivastava connected Wednesday (January 21, 2026).
The substance came to airy aft the aspirant's elder brother, Akash Bhaskar, informed constabulary connected Sunday (January 18, 2026) that "unidentified assailants" allegedly assaulted Suraj the erstwhile night, leaving him unconscious with a severed ft earlier fleeing.
Accordingly, a lawsuit was registered and an probe launched, which was aboriginal handed implicit to City Circle Officer Goldy Gupta, helium said.
During the probe, constabulary recovered respective inconsistencies successful Mr. Suraj's statement. Examination of his telephone and questioning a pistillate whose fig cropped up successful the probe further deepened suspicion, constabulary said.
Investigators besides recovered a diary belonging to Mr. Suraj successful which helium had written, "I volition go an MBBS doc successful 2026."
Failing to wide the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) introspection twice, helium slipped into intelligence stress, constabulary said.
Reasonable accommodations and disablement rights
To avail admittance nether the disablement quota, helium allegedly devised a program to go physically disabled by amputating his ain ft and staging the incidental arsenic a transgression attack, they said.
"The accused tried to mislead the probe with a fabricated story, but his claims did not basal scrutiny during sustained questioning and introspection of evidence," constabulary said, adding that further ineligible enactment is underway.
Line Bazar Station House Officer Satish Singh said Suraj is presently undergoing attraction astatine a backstage hospital.
