Delhi Police has busted a fake educational degree racket on Wednesday. Two people, including a woman, have been arrested in this case. Several fake degree certificates have been seized from the accused. He had cheated more than Rs 1.55 lakh in the name of issuing a graduation degree from an IT employee of Gurugram. The police is investigating the racket.
A senior police officer said that the victim was a contract employee, which was going on to make permanent. He had a college marksheet, but his company asked for a copy of his formal degree, which he did not have. At the behest of a colleague, he contacted 34 -year -old Kapil Jakhar. He claimed that he could help him get a degree.
Kapil Jakhar initially asked for about 30 thousand rupees, but gradually he took Rs 1.55 lakh from the victim in many transactions. He finally sent an unnecessary BA degree, which was found invalid by the victim’s employer. After this, when the victim tried to contact the accused, he stopped responding. In March, he blocked his mobile number.
On the basis of the complaint of the victim, an FIR was lodged against the accused. After this, he was arrested from his ancestral village in Bhiwani, Haryana. After interrogation of him, the police came to know about his fellow 33 -year -old Damini Sharma, who was caught from Karkardoma area of ​​Delhi. The police have recovered hundreds of fake degrees digitally stored in his mobile phone.
The DCP said, “We have seized four mobile phones and seven SIM cards from both the accused. The accused were running a racket, in which they used to make fake degrees from various universities. They were selling these degrees to oblivious victims in exchange for a large amount. Further investigation is going on to identify the victims and find the network behind the fake document syndicate.