17 Parents Charged by Sitabuldi Police for Document Forgery
Nagpur, India- The Right to Education (RTE) Act is designed to help students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds get school admissions. However, some wealthy individuals are taking advantage of this system by using fake documents. The Sitabuldi Police have charged seventeen parents who allegedly used counterfeit income certificates, caste certificates, and address proofs to secure school admissions for their children under the RTE Act.
The parents accused of this fraud are Kamram Samas, Yash Arora, Suraj Ghodke, Mohd Sulim Ali Khan, Shahbad Pir, Salim Baig Ajim Baig, Manish Shahane, Sharad Devdhane, Rashid Amin, Shahbad Pir Khan, Tardev Pawar, Sheikh Javed, Shamshankar Pandey, Brijkumar Chaturvedi, Mohd Irshad, and Anup Kishore Ganatra.
The issue came to light after the Education Department thoroughly checked the documents submitted by parents for RTE admissions for the 2023-24 academic year. Officials found inconsistencies in the documents, including forged income certificates, caste certificates, and address proofs like rent agreements. After discovering these differences, the education department organized a hearing for the parents involved. Based on the findings, a formal complaint and an inquiry report were submitted to the Sitabuldi Police.
Ramesh Gangadhar Gharde, an official from the Education Department, filed the complaint, leading the Sitabuldi Police to register a case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 420 (cheating), 468 (forgery for cheating), 471 (using forged documents as genuine), 465 (punishment for forgery), and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention). Senior Police Inspector Asaram Chormale stated that the investigation is ongoing, with efforts to identify and arrest those involved in this fraudulent activity.
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