LUCKNOW: Three members of a gang selling fake and blank marksheets of different universities and schools were arrested in Alambagh area by Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force on Friday. Those arrested were identified as Sunil Kumar Sharma, Lallan Kumar and Vishwajeet Kumar. They were arrested on an informer’s tip-off from near Barha area in Alambagh.
Marksheets recovered from their possession were of Lucknow University, Allahabad University, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, state polytechnic, Sampurnanand Sanskrit vishwa vidyalaya along with marksheets of class 10 and 12 of different schools.
DySP, STF, Avnishwar Chandra Srivastava, said that from last few days an intel was developed that one Om Dada was in possession of over hundreds marksheets of different universities, colleges and used to distribute to those who require it at any given point of time for a handsome amount. Later, they used lookalike signatures of the institute to sign and attest them.
A team reached there and started searching for him when the three miscreants were traced.
“We are still probing the other associates of the gang and also all others to whom they gave fake certificates in lieu of money,” said Srivastava.
The officer said the marksheets recovered were of undergraduate, post-graduate and diploma, while printers were also seized from where the gang members had printed such certificates.
Sources privy to the probe said that a team is also working to verify if there is an involvement of any staff members of the universities whose marksheets have been recovered. On the basis of this, action will also be taken against them.
“We will seek remand from the court soon and uncover more details,” the sources said.