Archive · 30 Sep 2026
Lawyer Linked to Lawrence Bishnoi Booked Over Alleged Fake Marksheet
Deepak Nanda is a lawyer connected with Lawrence Bishnoi.
Police have opened a case against him over a school marksheet.
The marksheet was allegedly not genuine.
Nanda reportedly used it to enter a law course at Shri Venkateshwara University.
The university reported the matter to the police.
It has also contacted the Bar Council of India about his law degree.
The case was registered on September 28 in Amroha district, Uttar Pradesh.
Nanda had previously been arrested in August in a separate arms case.
Police had then asked the university for his education records.
Deepak Nanda, a lawyer associated with jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, has been booked over an allegedly fake Class 12 marksheet.
The marksheet was reportedly submitted for Nanda’s admission to a B.A.LL.B. course at Shri Venkateshwara University.
Rajabpur police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha district registered the FIR on September 28.
The university has written to the Bar Council of India regarding Nanda’s law degree, according to sources.
The case follows Nanda’s August arrest by the Delhi Police Crime Branch in an arms case allegedly linked to Bishnoi.
- Who
- Deepak Nanda, a lawyer associated with Lawrence Bishnoi, is the person booked.
- What
- An FIR was registered over an allegedly fake Class 12 marksheet used for admission to a B.A.LL.B. course.
- When
- The FIR was lodged on September 28; Nanda was arrested in the related earlier arms case in August.
- Where
- Rajabpur police station in Amroha district, Uttar Pradesh; the course was pursued at Shri Venkateshwara University in Gajraula.
- Why
- The marksheet was allegedly found to be fake, prompting the university’s complaint and a review of Nanda’s law-degree records.
- Accused
- Deepak Nanda alias Khatri
- Allegation
- Submitting an allegedly fake Class 12 marksheet for law-course admission
- Course
- B.A.LL.B.
- University
- Shri Venkateshwara University, Gajraula
- FIR date
- September 28
- Police station
- Rajabpur police station, Amroha district
- Earlier arrest
- Nanda was arrested by the Delhi Police Crime Branch in August in an arms case