10 arrested for selling nursing diplomas in UP's Muzaffarnagar

AGRA: Police in Muzaffarnagar have busted a gang allegedly involved in selling fake nursing diplomas, marksheets, registration certificates and other documents. 10 people have been arrested so far, officials said on Sunday.Police suspect that several people may have secured jobs in healthcare institutions using the forged documents, which were allegedly sold for around Rs 25,000 each."The operation was launched after a tip-off revealed that a group was preparing fake diplomas and selling them to youths seeking jobs in the healthcare sector," said SP (Rural) Akshay Sanjay.A police team raided a location near Sambhalhera village in Muzaffarnagar and arrested five persons. During questioning, they disclosed details of the wider network, which led police to arrest five more individuals from private healthcare facilities in Meerut.Police seized items allegedly used to prepare forged educational documents, including 10 mobile phones, fake diplomas and marksheets kept in 17 files, two CPUs, two monitors, a printer and a motorcycle.The arrested accused were identified as Shivanand, Manish and Sachin Pal of Muzaffarnagar, and Kuldeep Kumar, Ismail, Adil, Ritesh, Jayant, Sandeep Kumar and Nitesh of Meerut.A case has been registered at Kakrauli police station under Sections 318(4) (cheating) and 336(3) (forgery with intent to cheat) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and further investigation is underway, police said.