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Fake degree racket busted in Bodakdev

Fake degree racket busted in Bodakdev

TNN | Sep 4, 2020, 04.59 AM IST

Ahmedabad: City police on Wednesday busted a fake degree racket run from a Bodakdev flat and held two persons who sold forged degree certificates of various universities. The duo, Chintan Patel and Prajesh Jani, who were held from Ramjarukha apartments, were trapped with the help of a decoy.

According to the complaint filed with Vastrapur police, constable Govind Narshi had learned on July 27 that the duo were selling forged degree certificates. A woman LRD jawan of Vastrapur police station, Rinku Mulji, acted as a decoy and contacted Patel for a BCom degree of Gujarat University. She said she wanted the degree to go abroad for higher education. Patel demanded Rs 10 lakh for a degree and a marksheet with high marks.

When Mulji said she couldn’t give Rs 10 lakh, Patel told her that he could provide a diploma certificate of mechanical engineering from Madras University and also a migration certificate. He said the papers will be ready in 15 days. On September 1, Jani called up Mulji and told her the documents were ready and she could collect them after paying Rs 3 lakh.

Mulji, along with other cops went to the duo’s apartment on Wednesday. When they arrived with the degree and certificate, cops rushed in and nabbed Patel and Jani.Vastrapur police booked the duo for cheating and forgery.