A Mumbai-based youngster was nabbed by Sayajigunj police on Thursday after a fake degree and mark sheets were found with him. The youngster identified as Ketan Valunj had approached M S University (MSU) officials on Wednesday to get a degree certificate. MSU officials sought mark sheets and other documents from Ketan which he produced immediately. When the officials cross-verified the documents and mark sheets with their records, they couldn't find any student of that name. MSU immediately contacted police and handed him over.
Ketan had produced mark sheets of first year, second year and third year of Bachelors of Commerce apart from a degree certificate. "We examined the mark sheets and found that the font size and colour used on the certificates were different from MSU's standard style. Also, there was no student of his name in our records. We suspected that he produced fake mark sheets following which we approached the police," said Amit Dholakia, MSU officer on special duty (registrar).
Dholakia said Ketan admitted to have purchased the mark sheets and certificate dated before 2006 from someone in Mumbai. In fact, Ketan even went to London and completed a hotel management course on the basis of this fake degree. MSU officials suspect that some agency must be involved in the fake mark sheet racket but ruled out involvement of university employees in this case.
The police are now investigating as to why Ketan, who doesn't have any connection with Vadodara, purchased bogus MSU degree and mark sheets and who sold them to him. The boy, who is in his 20s, has been remanded in police custody for three days. MSU had witnessed a bogus students scam in 2011 when some students had attempted to appear for examinations in electrical department of technology faculty. Four students had procured fake identity cards of the faculty by paying Rs 7 lakh each. Police had later arrested Hemant Zhala, who had provided the bogus identity cards. Zhala was also accused in a fake mark sheet scam.
Ketan had produced mark sheets of first year, second year and third year of Bachelors of Commerce apart from a degree certificate. "We examined the mark sheets and found that the font size and colour used on the certificates were different from MSU's standard style. Also, there was no student of his name in our records. We suspected that he produced fake mark sheets following which we approached the police," said Amit Dholakia, MSU officer on special duty (registrar).
Dholakia said Ketan admitted to have purchased the mark sheets and certificate dated before 2006 from someone in Mumbai. In fact, Ketan even went to London and completed a hotel management course on the basis of this fake degree. MSU officials suspect that some agency must be involved in the fake mark sheet racket but ruled out involvement of university employees in this case.
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