Thursday, 02 February 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The Dehradun police arrested a 43-year-old Uttar Pradesh resident, Raj Kishore from MDDA Complex in Dehradun on Tuesday for allegedly making counterfeitmarksheets and other educational documents for locals as well as people from other states. His two accomplices- a UP resident Sahendra Pal and a Dehradun woman Indu Singh are still absconding.
In a Press conference on Wednesday, the senior superintendent of police Daleep Singh Kunwar said that the police received information about a gang earning money by making counterfeit educational documents and marksheets in a shop located in MDDA Complex on Tuesday. A police team was sent there that arrested the accused Raj Kishore and also recovered eight counterfeit marksheets of various boards, eight counterfeit migration certificates, seven passbooks and five cheque books among others.
The SSP said that the accused revealed in the preliminary inquiry that he and his gang registered a trust in the name of ‘National Council for Research in Education’ and also created a fake website for the same. Subsequently, they promoted the website through various mediums stating they conduct examinations of Class X and XII and issue legit marksheets for Rs 6,000 to Rs 8,000. The interested parties belonging to various states used to contact the gang through the mobile number mentioned in the website for registration. Some examinations were also conducted by the accused by sending links to the registered candidates of other states as per the information provided by the accused, said the SSP. He informed that the gang used to later form counterfeit marksheets and other related educational documents to issue them to the candidates. They have also formed and issued backdated marksheets and educational documents without any examination for about Rs 6,000 to 8,000, added Kunwar. He also stated that the accused has also registered two trusts in the name of ‘Uttarakhand Open School Education’ in Dehradun with seven trustees and ‘Ashray Foundation’ which was being run in the MDDA Complex. The SSP said that the police are investigating the matter and would soon nab both absconding accused. The arrested accused will also be produced before the court soon.
