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- A Mumbai sessions court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Sukhadev Patil, a former India junior goalkeeper who played in the ISL and I-League, in a cheating and forgery case.
- Prosecutors allege he used a fake BCom degree and marksheet from Arni University to get a central government auditor's job under the sports quota in Mumbai.
- The university reportedly told the department that Patil never took admission there and that the documents were not issued by it.
- The court said the offence is serious and custodial interrogation is needed to find out how he obtained the alleged fake certificate.
What to watch next
- Whether Patil is arrested or seeks regular bail after the anticipatory bail rejection
- Findings of the custodial interrogation on how the alleged fake degree was obtained
- Defence claim that Patil may be a victim of a fake certificate racket
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Named India · Arni University · Azad Maidan Police Station · Principal Accountant General (Audit-I), Mumbai · NR Pradhan · Sukhadev Patil · Vijay Malankar
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