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Ten arrested for running fake university
Ten persons were on Thursday arrested in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh for running an unauthorised university and issuing fake certificates.
Ten persons were on Thursday arrested in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh for running an unauthorised university and issuing fake certificates.
A Home department spokesman in Lucknow said that on a tip off, ten persons including the ringleader Manish Pratap Singh were arrested from Ranchi Banger locality under Refinery police station area in Mathura.
Those arrested were running a fake 'Gurukul University' and also issuing fake certificates of recognised institutions, the spokesman said adding thousands of fake mark sheets, stamps and computers were recovered from them.
A country-made gun, two cartridges and over Rs one lakh were also seized. Manish already has six similar charges registered against him in Delhi and has also been to jail with a case under the Gangsters Act in Mathura, the spokesman added.
