Archive · 5 Jan 2026
Man held for supplying fake educational certificates
A man named Prathamesh Shirishbhai Maniyar was caught at the airport in Mumbai.
He is accused of making fake educational certificates and giving them to people who wanted to study abroad.
He was stopped when he arrived from Bangkok and was arrested by the police.
The police say he was involved in a group that made fake certificates to trick people.
He will now face charges for cheating and forgery.
Prathamesh Shirishbhai Maniyar, a 39-year-old from Jamnagar, Gujarat, was arrested at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai.
He was accused of being part of a racket that supplied fake educational certificates to youths aspiring to study abroad.
Maniyar was detained by immigration officials upon arrival from Bangkok and later handed over to the Sahar police.
He was charged with cheating, forgery, and other offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The arrest was made on Sunday.
- Who
- Prathamesh Shirishbhai Maniyar, a 39-year-old man from Jamnagar, Gujarat
- What
- Supplying fake educational certificates to job-seekers
- When
- Sunday
- Where
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai
- Why
- To deceive youths aspiring to study abroad
- Name
- Prathamesh Shirishbhai Maniyar
- Age
- 39
- Residence
- Jamnagar, Gujarat
- Location of Arrest
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai
- Charges
- Cheating, forgery, and other offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
- Date of Arrest
- Sunday
- Origin of Travel
- Bangkok