Tamil Nadu man arrested for forging university certificates

In a case of impersonation and document forgery, Solan police arrested a Tamil Nadu resident for allegedly using fake certificates to secure admission in a short-term course at Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni.

Solan SP Gaurav Singh stated that Dr Balbir Singh Dilta, Principal of the Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture at Nauni University, lodged a complaint regarding the incident. The university was conducting a course on Sustainable Floriculture & Landscaping in the Scenario of Climate Change from March 22 to 30 when the forgery was detected.

A participant, identified as Dr Amrish Prakash Nagaraj from Pallamavanatham village in Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, submitted academic certificates for enrolment. During routine verification, his documents were sent to Agricultural University and Research Centre, Madurai, for authentication.

The Madurai university administration confirmed that the certificates were not issued by them, nor had Nagaraj ever been a student or employee there. Additionally, the documents bore a fake seal and signature of the Dean.

Following this revelation, Nauni University officials filed a complaint, and a case was registered under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 336(2), and 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for cheating by personation, dishonestly inducing the delivery of property, forgery, and using forged documents as genuine.

The Solan police arrested the accused last evening, and further investigation is underway.