Mangaluru: A pharmacist who was arrested in connection with a fake medical certificate scam was found dead on the railway tracks near Thokottu on Monday June 20.
The accused, identified as Vijayan V. A., was a pharmacist at the Railway Health Centre. He is said to have jumped in front of a moving train and ended his life.
Recently, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested three people, including an Additional Chief Medical Superintendent, Dr. Shiva Shankar Murthy, pharmacist Vijayan V.A. and broker Ibrahim near the central station of Mangalore for fraud with fake medical certificates.
Over 1,500 fake medical certificates have been issued to passengers from Southern Railway, South Western Railway, and the Konkan Railway in the last year.
