Delhi University: Major admission racket unearthed in Ramjas

Updated on: Monday, November 07, 2011

Four months after Delhi University was rocked by an admission racket involving fake caste certificates, the police have filed fresh cases against four students who allegedly got admission in Ramjas College on forged marksheets and other documents.

Cops said the four cases could just be the tip of a major admission racket in Ramjas College. The college's internal committee says it has found evidence of as many as 29 fake admissions this year. Police said they would register more FIRs in the coming days after scrutinizing the documents relating to the other 25 complaints.

Delhi Police sources said going by the scale of the operation, the involvement of a gang of forgers and racketeers was being looked into. The method of operation in the four cases had a lot of similarities which again has strengthened suspicion about a single gang being involved.

"We had given all complaints to the Delhi Police last month after an internal inquiry found anomalies in admissions , but the police have not registered cases in all the complaints," Rajendra Prasad, principal of Ramjas College, told TOI.

College sources said all 29 students who were found to have submitted forged papers by the internal committee have been rusticated.

The four students against whom police have registered FIRs have been charged under sections 420 (criminal conspiracy) and 468/471 (forgery) of IPC. Three of them had taken admission in the B Com programme while one had secured a seat in a BA programme.

Police have filed cases against four students who allegedly got admission in Ramjas College on forged marksheets and other documents .

"The four boys had submitted forged 12th standard marksheets as well as forged provisional certificates. They were attending classes," said a senior police officer.

All four are residents of west Delhi - two live in Paschim Vihar, one in Pushpanjali Enclave near Pitampura and another in Punjabi Bagh. No arrests have been made yet.

Sources said the college's internal committee that probed the 2011-12 admissions had also tried to find out if any college official was involved in the racket. After this probe drew a blank, the police were informed about the cases. This the second major admission racket unearthed in Delhi University this year.

Times of India

Delhi University: Major admission racket unearthed in Ramjas

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