The Bargarh police busted a racket providing fake educational certificates to students and thereby making a quick buck.On the allegation of a principal of a college, the police on instruction of SP Anoop Krishna initiated an enquiry and found the allegation to be correct.
At the same time, the police arrested two students, Tilak Rout and Umesh Sahu, producing the certificates for admission in +2 classes and accused Sarat Kumar Rath providing the certificates. The trio was forwarded to court.
These two students including nine others applied for admission into +2 classes of the Panchayat College, Bargarh producing forged certificates from a school from Uttar Pradesh. But principal of the college, Dr Pandav Behera doubted the authenticity of the certificates and informed the matter to the police.
Before informing to the police, the principal also tried to make an inquiry about the educational institution of Uttar Pradesh from internet, but there was none.
Hence, he got confirmed that the documents submitted for admission were forged. The Bargarh town police also inquired into the matter and could know from the students that they collected the certificates from Rath by depositing Rs 12, 000 for each certificate.
During a raid at the house of Rath, the police seized computers, scanner machines and other necessary materials which were used for producing fake certificates. The police came to the conclusion that Rath was doing the illegal business for last two years.
“During this period, he might have given a number of certificates to many students,” said Bargarh SDPO Amarendra Rana, adding that efforts were on to know who else have taken such fake certificates from Rath.