By IANS
Bhopal : Several cases involving the use of forged caste certificates have come to light in Madhya Pradesh in the past few months. In the latest case, two general category students were caught seeking admission in a polytechnic under the Scheduled Caste quota.
The two were identified as Dasrath Kumar and Paras, residents of Itarsi town. They were caught Aug 14 while trying to get admission to the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Polytechnic College. The police also arrested the person who supplied the seals used for forging the documents.
“Certificates that determine a person’s caste or qualifications are available for Rs.500 to Rs.5,000,” a police official said on condition of anonymity.
Last month, the state’s Scheduled Caste Welfare Department found that a few students had submitted fake certificates to obtain scholarships. It sent the documents to sub-divisional magistrates for verification and found that 24 of the 35 certificates were forged.