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Delhi Police Bust Alleged Forged Disability Certificate Racket; Nine Held
Delhi Police say they uncovered a group accused of making fake disability certificates.
The certificates were allegedly meant to help students apply for college courses using the PwD category.
Police say nine people were apprehended and 27 certificates were recovered.
They say 16 certificates were found with Lalit Kumar.
The report names Lalit Kumar, consultant Roshan Kumar, computer operator Kuldeep, Sher Singh Solanki and Dr Laxmi Kant Saxena.
Police allege that students’ details and changed Aadhaar addresses were used to submit applications online.
They say each certificate was arranged for Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000.
The allegations are described by police, and the report does not provide the responses of those apprehended.
Delhi Police said they had apprehended nine people in an alleged interstate racket involving forged disability certificates.
Police said 27 certificates were recovered; 16 were found with Lalit Kumar when he was apprehended on August 31.
The certificates allegedly helped applicants seek admission to JBT, B.Tech and other undergraduate courses under the PwD category.
Police allege the group used students’ personal details and altered Aadhaar addresses with AI tools to apply through the UDID portal.
Police said certificates were allegedly arranged for Rs 20,000–Rs 30,000 each; five people are named in the available report.
- Who
- Delhi Police; nine people were apprehended, with five named in the available report.
- What
- An alleged racket involving forged PwD certificates for education admissions was busted.
- Where
- The case was registered at Maurice Nagar police station in Delhi; the alleged network involved places in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- Lalit Kumar was apprehended on August 31; Roshan Kumar on September 1; and Kuldeep on September 3. The year is not stated.
- Why
- Police allege the certificates were arranged for money to help students seek admissions under the PwD category.
Key facts
- People apprehended
- Nine, according to police; the report names five.
- Certificates recovered
- 27 in total; 16 were reportedly recovered from Lalit Kumar.
- Alleged fee
- Rs 20,000–Rs 30,000 per certificate.
- Courses mentioned
- JBT, B.Tech and other undergraduate courses.
- Case location
- Maurice Nagar police station, Delhi.
- Apprehension dates stated
- Lalit Kumar: August 31; Roshan Kumar: September 1; Kuldeep: September 3. The year is not given.
Quotes
Delhi Police officer
Police officer describing the investigation and evidence recovered.
“The investigation began with the apprehension of Lalit Kumar alias Aditya (36), a resident of Aligarh, currently residing in Faridabad, on August 31. Sixteen PwD certificates issued by government hospitals in Badaun, Bareilly and Siddharth Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, pertaining to hearing impairment, locomotor disability and low vision, were recovered from him, along with three mobile phones and a laptop.”
thehansindia.com
“Sher Singh Solanki (40) and Dr Laxmi Kant Saxena (60) -- a member of the Bareilly disability board -- were also apprehended.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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