UP man allegedly cuts off his own foot to falsely claim disability quota benefits
24-year-old Suraj Bhaskar staged attack to try to secure MBBS admission under disability quota, police find inconsistencies
Lucknow: In a bid to obtain admission to an MBBS medical course, a 24-year-old man of the village of Khalilpur in Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh allegedly amputated part of his left foot to be admitted as a person with a disability to claim disability quota benefits.
According to the police, the young man, identified as Suraj Bhaskar, who approached the police on January 18 to inform them that he was being attacked by unknown people who had left him in a coma with a severed left foot. At the complaint of his, an FIR was lodged against unknown individuals on the charges of an intended murder, an investigation was initiated.
Nevertheless, during the investigation, police officers realized that his statements were rather inconsistent, and there were facts suggesting the injury was self-inflicted. A personal journal found by the police included a note concerning his goal to get into MBBS in 2026, and a telephone trace and questioning of his girlfriend aroused additional suspicion over his motive.
Electronic data and the crime scene were also investigated, which revealed no evidence of the presence of any other person that night. Suraj allegedly amputated one of his feet with the use of a machine after apparently injecting himself with anaesthesia, which was confirmed by finding injections at the site, and faking the attack to secure disability benefits.
Suraj, who holds D-Pharma degree and has failed the NEET medical entrance exam twice, is undergoing treatment in a private hospital and is said to be in stable condition. The police are also seeking a legal clarification as to the charges that can be brought against him when he is discharged.
