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Fake degree racket busted
Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, October 2
The local police today busted a fake degree racket by arresting two women and a kingpin of the gang from an institute running in Mota Singh Market here.

A large number of fake degrees were seized from the gang. According to the police, the institute had been supplying degrees for past about two decades.

Mr Ravinder Pal Singh Sandhu, SHO, conducted a raid on the basis of information and seized blank degrees of Bihar University, applications by aspirants of such degrees and a large number of other documents from the institute premises.

The institute is being run by Lakhbir Singh of the Model Town locality with the help of Neetu of New Kartar Nagar and Lakhwinder Kaur of Badshahpur village. The three were arrested after the registration of a case under Sections 406, 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471.

The accused allegedly sold a fake degree for Rs 40,000 to Rs 80,000. They had contacts with officials of more than 20 universities.