Fake degree scam busted by Thane crime branch, six held

  • | Thursday | 7th March, 2019

THANE: Five women are among six who were arrested by the Thane crime branch in a racket involving fake varsity degrees that was busted in Nagpur. In all, 1,119 fake marksheets and degree certificates have been recovered. The institute has no authorization to issue any degree, said a police officer. The police said this was only a tip of iceberg and thatthis could be a huge scam.The fake institute, Indian Institute of Management and Engineering, located in Nagpur was raided for making students pay between Rs 3,000 and Rs 60,000, depending on the degree or certificates or marksheet they wanted.

THANE: Five women are among six who were arrested by the Thane crime branch in a racket involving fake varsity degrees that was busted in Nagpur. In all, 1,119 fake marksheets and degree certificates have been recovered. The police said this was only a tip of iceberg and thatthis could be a huge scam.The fake institute, Indian Institute of Management and Engineering, located in Nagpur was raided for making students pay between Rs 3,000 and Rs 60,000, depending on the degree or certificates or marksheet they wanted. The institute has no authorization to issue any degree, said a police officer.

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