Jabalpur, May 24 -- A private hospital doctor has been booked for allegedly for forging a document and using another person's identity and certificate for gaining a medical degree in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district, a police official said on Saturday.

The accused has been identified as Satyendra.

The matter came to light following a patient's death in September 2024, prompting a police investigation that revealed the alleged impersonation and forgery.

A case has been registered and the accused is currently absconding, police said.

City Superintendent of Police (CSP) Sonu Kurmi said, "A complaint was received against Brijraj Singh Uike, a doctor in a private hospital in the district that the complainant's mother was undergoing treat...