Uttarakhand police arrest five for fake medical admission certificates

…to secure admission to medical colleges in Uttarakhand, police said. Among those arrested is the chairman of Barkhera Nagar Panchayat in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit, who allegedly obtained fake documents for his son. “ During questioning of the accused, some more names have come to light and the probe is underway ,” circle officer of Bazpur Akhilesh Kumar said. Following an administrative inquiry, revenue officer of Rainta Ajmal Khan lodged a complaint against nine people at the Bazpur police station on Thursday. In his…

…Rohit and Archana had helped him obtain fake certificates for his son Anurag. Following verification, the administration cancelled the documents of Chitra, Anurag, Ria and Diksha with immediate effect, officials said. “ We received letter for verification from the district administration and conducted probe. Verification of four persons was carried out. During verification we found a man had got admission in the government medical college in Haldwani and another was in the government medical college in Srinagar Garhwal. Two women were in other medical colleges and their fake documents have been cancelled ,” Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Bazpur Richa Singh said. The accused were booked under Sections 3(5) (common intention), 318(4) (cheating), 336(3) (forged document used for cheating), 338 (forgery) and 340 (using…