6 held in fake degree scam

NEW DELHI: The police have arrested six persons, including a policeman and his dismissed colleague, for allegedly running a fake certificate racket.
All the accused are from well-to-do backgrounds. While the kingpin of the racket, Gaurav, is a doctor’s son and owns a cyber cafe, his associate, Rajesh Chauhan, is the son of a Delhi University lecturer.Chauhan is an interior designer and also takes tuition classes.
Jai Bhagwan (41) is a dismissed assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Delhi Police, while Suresh Kumar (30) is still serving as an ASI. Bhagwan also ran a tuition centre in Mangolpuri. Mukesh Kumar (40), a property dealer, ran an inter-state coaching institute.
The two promised their students admission to any government or public school in Delhi. The sixth accused, Suleman Khan (23), earned his livelihood by helping Gaurav, said the police.
Deputy commissioner of police (special cell) Ashok Chand said: ‘‘The accused charged between Rs 2,000 to Rs 10,000 from their customers. The amount was decided on the basis of the certificate’s importance.’’
The police allegedly sent a decoy customer to meet Chauhan for a fake MCom degree of DU. The cost of the certificate was fixed at Rs 2,000. The accused was to meet the decoy on July 4 at 6.30 pm in Kirti Nagar. A trap was laid and Chauhan was apprehended while receiving the money.
Chauhan disclosed his links with the other accused during his interrogation, claimed the police. But any statement made in front of the police will not be admissible as evidence in court.