With the arrest of a 23-year-old man, Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted a fake marksheet racket and seized more than 300 fake marksheets of various Colleges and University operating from the Janakpuri area.
Alok Kumar, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) said, “The accused have been identified as Kapil Goyal. Kapil and his brother were running the racket and have duped more than 5000 people across the country in the past one year while operating from Delhi,”
last week, the Special Investigating Unit of Crime Branch received an information about a syndicate providing fake mark sheets and certificates of different Universities and colleges, is operating at Janakpuri. “We confirmed the information with the help of our local sources and accordingly raided the house. The team was led by ACP Sandeep lamba. At about 6 p.m. Goyal in a red color Tata Nexon Car reached near the Outgate at ISBT Ring Road. He was confronted by the crime branch team and was successfully nabbed by them,” said Kumar.
At his instance, the team recovered one laptop in which there were fake Certificates/Marks sheets of different Colleges/Universities. later, Goyal led the team to his office at Jaina Tower-2 in Janakpuri where a complete setup for preparation of fake Certificates/Marks sheets of different Colleges/Universities was found installed. “Four laptops, Colour Printer/Scanner, Cutter Machine, more than 300 fake Certificates/Marks sheets/Performance of various Colleges/Universities, Holograms, and bundles of papers which were to be used for this purpose were seized from his office,' said Kumar.
A case u/s 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property)/468 (forgery for purpose of cheating)/471 ( Using as genuine a forged document) and 120-B IPC (punishment of criminal conspiracy) was registered at the Crime Branch police station against Goyal.
During sustained interrogation, Goyal revealed that last year, he has prepared and supplied roughly 5000 fake Certificates or Mark-sheets of various Colleges/Universities to several people sitting in different locations all over India.
“Goyal informed us that he holds a bachelor's degree in commerce from Maharshi Dayanand University in Rohtak, Haryana. He appeared in several competition examinations, but could not succeed. His brother, Happy, was involved preparing fake certificates/marks sheets and was living a lavish lifestyle. So, he joined his brother in this illicit business,” added Kumar.
At the end of 2016, Goyal's brother Happy was arrested but he managed to evade arrest and moved to Delhi. Happy again started the same business which was eventually joined by Goyal.
Police said that both the brothers were in constant touch with various coaching centers and universities. These coaching centers and universities used to arrange customers for the accused and they together duped them by providing fake Certificates or Marks sheets.
“Goyal and his brother charged Rs 7,000 from the Coaching Centers or Agents against one set of fake Certificates/Marks sheets. Further, Coaching Centers/Agents charged the money from individual candidates,” added Kumar.
Further, investigation of the case is in progress and efforts are being made to nab the associates of the accused.