Dhantoli Police have registered offences against 40 prisoners of Nagpur Central Jail for allegedly trying to get parole by submitting fake medical certificates. This is the first time in the history of the jail that such a large number of prisoners have been booked together for the same crime. The accused prisoners include those serving life imprisonment and rigorous imprisonment for various offences.

 

The case was registered following a complaint by prison guard Mayur Rajeshwar Nagpure (48), a resident of Satgaon Kanhalgaon, Hingna. According to police, between January and June 2025, several inmates submitted medical certificates claiming that their family members were seriously ill and sought parole to visit them. Senior Jail Officer Nitin Kshirsagar verified the certificates and sent them to the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Prisons, Eastern Division, requesting a detailed inquiry.

 

The DIG forwarded the documents to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Nagpur, for verification. Medical officers at GMCH reported that the certificates were fake and did not match any valid medical records. The doctors also clarified that the supposed disease samples and signatures on the certificates were not genuine. Based on the report, a case was filed against all 40 prisoners for submitting forged documents to gain temporary release. The investigation is being carried out under the guidance of Senior Police Inspector Anamika Mirzapure of Dhantoli Police Station. 

 

 

The scam came to light after one prisoner filed a petition in the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court when his parole request was rejected. The court sought an explanation from the prison authorities, who revealed that the prisoner had used a fake medical certificate. During the hearing, the authorities informed the court that many other inmates had done the same. The High Court then directed the Prison Department to take strict action and register cases against all 40 prisoners involved in the fraud.