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- A Belagavi court has sentenced four men to two years in prison each and fined them Rs 19,000 for securing Village Accountant posts in the revenue department using forged II PUC mark sheets.
- The four had obtained fake marksheets from an unknown person in Bengaluru in 2012, showing inflated marks to rank higher on the merit list.
- The fraud came to light during a post-appointment document verification, after which the then Deputy Commissioner filed a police complaint.
- The court convicted them after examining the evidence.
What to watch next
- Whether appeals are filed against the conviction
- Action against the unknown Bengaluru person who supplied the fake mark sheets
- Any departmental steps on the recruitment process verification
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Named India · Revenue Department · Balakrishna Venkatappa · Belagavi Second JMFC Court · Manjunatha Baichappa · Market Police Station · Mohankumar Chandrappa · N. Jayaram · Raju Venkateshappa T.
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