Cops bust fake certificate racket, two arrested
6 March 2013 6:43 AM IST
Two persons have been arrested for running fake certificates racket. Nine fake certificates of different institutions have been recovered. One laptop, one printer cum scanner have been seized.
The accused have been identified as Naresh Kumar, 25 and Vineet Sharma, 25.
The special investigation team of crime branch received a tip-off regarding the racket being run under the garb of Indraprastha International Polytechnic in Vikaspari.
Later, it was learnt Vineet Sharma, who is also the director of the Institute, prepares fake certificates for different courses.
Immediately, a team was sent as decoy customers with numbered currency note and assistant sub inspector Ramesh Kaushik was sent as a shadow witness. The waiting team immediately raided the office as soon as predestined signal from shadow witness was received.
‘The deal was stuck for Rs 5,000 for a 10+2 certificate and Rs 1000 was paid as advance. Five certificates which accused Sharma showed as sample certificates were recovered from him,’ said a police official.
During interrogation, Sharma revealed that he got these certificates made through Naresh Kumar of Maha Laxmi College in Om Vihar, Uttam Nagar. Accused Sharma was taken on three-day police custody remand and with his help, the main accused was also nabbed.
According to the police officials, Naresh Kumar was running a coaching institute, Maha Laxmi College in Om Vihar since 2009. On January 2010, he came into contact with a Yogesh who had a office at Janakpuri. He introduced himself as a representative of many educational institutions like Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad (UP) and promised him certificates for 10th and 12th for Rs 7000, each. Since he was coaching for 10+2 classes and had potential candidates who were ready to buy such certificates, Naresh was lured into this illegal trade .
Gradually, Naresh himself learnt to prepare the certificates. The certificates were sold as per the standard of degree and capacity of the buyer. A 10+2 certificate would cost Rs 7000 and a BA degree was available for Rs 15000 to Rs 20,000 and a law degree was provided for Rs 1.25 lakh. He lured Sharma into this racket as he was also running an institute.
‘The laptop contains formats of blank degrees belonging to universities of Sikkim, Akhil Bharitya Shiksha Parishad (UP), and Madhya Pradesh State Open School Bhopal (Higher Secondary SchoolCertificate Exam),’ said a police official.
The accused have been identified as Naresh Kumar, 25 and Vineet Sharma, 25.
The special investigation team of crime branch received a tip-off regarding the racket being run under the garb of Indraprastha International Polytechnic in Vikaspari.
Later, it was learnt Vineet Sharma, who is also the director of the Institute, prepares fake certificates for different courses.
Immediately, a team was sent as decoy customers with numbered currency note and assistant sub inspector Ramesh Kaushik was sent as a shadow witness. The waiting team immediately raided the office as soon as predestined signal from shadow witness was received.
‘The deal was stuck for Rs 5,000 for a 10+2 certificate and Rs 1000 was paid as advance. Five certificates which accused Sharma showed as sample certificates were recovered from him,’ said a police official.
During interrogation, Sharma revealed that he got these certificates made through Naresh Kumar of Maha Laxmi College in Om Vihar, Uttam Nagar. Accused Sharma was taken on three-day police custody remand and with his help, the main accused was also nabbed.
According to the police officials, Naresh Kumar was running a coaching institute, Maha Laxmi College in Om Vihar since 2009. On January 2010, he came into contact with a Yogesh who had a office at Janakpuri. He introduced himself as a representative of many educational institutions like Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad (UP) and promised him certificates for 10th and 12th for Rs 7000, each. Since he was coaching for 10+2 classes and had potential candidates who were ready to buy such certificates, Naresh was lured into this illegal trade .
Gradually, Naresh himself learnt to prepare the certificates. The certificates were sold as per the standard of degree and capacity of the buyer. A 10+2 certificate would cost Rs 7000 and a BA degree was available for Rs 15000 to Rs 20,000 and a law degree was provided for Rs 1.25 lakh. He lured Sharma into this racket as he was also running an institute.
‘The laptop contains formats of blank degrees belonging to universities of Sikkim, Akhil Bharitya Shiksha Parishad (UP), and Madhya Pradesh State Open School Bhopal (Higher Secondary SchoolCertificate Exam),’ said a police official.
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