Archive · 25 May 2025
Hyderabad Fake Degree Probe Lags Despite Arrests
Police in Hyderabad are looking into fake college degrees.
They started investigating four cases in 2022, where people were buying fake degrees.
Though many people were arrested, the investigation has been slow.
After three years, police have only filed one formal accusation.
The other three cases are still being investigated.
One of the accused challenged their arrest, which caused some delays in the investigation.
Hyderabad police registered four cases in 2022 related to fake academic degrees from private universities.
Special Investigation Team (SIT) has filed a chargesheet in only one of the four cases.
Cases involve education consultancies, students, and university staff.
Certificates from SRK University, Swami Vivekananda University, and Glocal University were seized.
Investigation delayed due to court orders related to an illegal arrest.
- Who
- Hyderabad police, Special Investigation Team (SIT), education consultancies, students, and university staff.
- What
- Investigation into fake academic degrees from private universities.
- When
- Cases registered in 2022, with slow progress over three years.
- Where
- Hyderabad, with links to universities in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- To investigate the procurement of fraudulent academic degrees.
Hyderabad Police
SRKU Faculty
Legality of Arrest
Hyderabad Police
Hyderabad Police arrested Ketan Singh in connection with the fake certificate case.
SRKU Faculty
Ketan Singh challenged the arrest arguing Hyderabad police illegally detained him from Bhopal.
- Total Fake Certificate Cases Registered
- 4
- Chargesheets Filed
- 1
- Cases Under Investigation
- 3
- Cases Registered Since
- 2022
- Date of chargesheet in 1 case
- October 4, 2024
- Universities Involved
- SRK University, Swami Vivekananda University, Glocal University