Hyderabad: Fake educational certificates racket busted, three held

The Task Force team along with the Masab Tank police have busted a fake educational certificate racket and arrested three persons. Officials seized 15 fake educational certificates belonging to various institutions across the country

Hyderabad: The Task Force (West) team along with the Masab Tank police have busted a fake educational certificate racket and arrested three persons on Thursday. Officials seized 15 fake educational certificates belonging to various institutions across the country.

Police said the suspects were supplying fake educational documents to drop out and job aspirants and made easy money.

The arrested persons are Shaibaaz Khan from Masab Tank, Mohd Abdul Ismail from Yakutpura and K Ramesh, a lawyer from Shalivahana Nagar.

According to the police, Shaibaaz Khan confessed of procuring fake educational documents of various universities from Mohammed Abdul Ismail. Further, Ismail revealed that he acquired these documents through advocate Kadari Ramesh.

Further inquiries led to the arrest of Kadari Ramesh, who admitted to acting as a facilitator. He connected clients seeking fake educational certificates with agents like Mohammed Abdul Ismail and delivered the forged documents to customers.

Ramesh disclosed that the certificates were ultimately sourced from an individual named Sagar from New Delhi.

Sagar is believed to operate a well-organized network of agents and sub-agents across different regions, distributing counterfeit certificates tailored to clients’ requirements, including degrees in engineering and other fields,” said a senior police official.

The network charged higher fees based on the urgency and specific needs of the candidates. Online money transactions between Ramesh and Sagar facilitated these operations.

The demand of unemployed youth for certificates to seek job opportunities or going abroad has grown, prompting Ramesh to expand his operations and exploit individuals seeking better job prospects and academic opportunities by delivering fake certificates to them.