Jog education trust chief, three others booked by Pune police for cheating and forgery

They were booked for forging signatures and preparing bogus documents in the name of Zilla Parishad education department for obtaining funds

Pune The Bund Garden police have booked marathi actor Pushkar Jog’s mother Surekha Jog who is the chief of Jog education trust, and three others including a former education officer on charges of forging signatures and preparing bogus documents in the name of Zilla Parishad education department for obtaining funds from the government department, police said on Wednesday.

The Bund Garden police have booked Marathi actor Surekha Jog and three others for cheating and forgery. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

The first information report was lodged based on the complaint filed by education officer Kisan Bhujbal (53) against the Jog who is also the president of Jog Education Trust. The others who have been booked include senior assistant of the trust Gautam Shendge, former education officer Kisan Pawar and MGNREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme) senior assistant Hemant Sawalkar.

The incident took place between January 1, 2019 and May 24, 2022.

According to the FIR, both Pawar and Sawalkar took ₹2.75 lakh from Jog Education Trust to prepare bogus self- accreditation certificates. The accused made bogus entries in the official registers and cheated the government.

Preliminary investigation has revealed that they had not obtained prior permission of the seniors for carrying out the work.

Police inspector Sunil Khedekar is investigating the case. The accused have been booked under the relevant sections of the IPC including 420 ( cheating ), investigators said.

Preliminary investigation has revealed that they had not obtained prior permission of the seniors for carrying out the work. The accused forged self-accreditation certificates to claim reimbursement of fees from the Pune Zilla Parishad’s education department.

The FIR further states, “All the accused conspired to obtain self accreditation certificates for 11 schools of Jog Education Trust by preparing forged documents through bogus signatures to claim 25 per cent of reimbursement fees. The bogus documents were deliberately submitted to the director of education’s office to avoid appointment of an administrator over the school and resorted to forgery and cheating.”

Police inspector Sunil Khedekar is investigating the case.

The accused have been booked under IPC sections 420 (cheating ), 464 (making false document), 465 (forgery),466 (forgery of record of court) ,468 (forgery for purpose of cheating),470 (forgery) ,471(fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any document ) ,201 (Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender),120 (b) (criminal conspiracy) and 34 (common intention)