Bengaluru,Dec 07: In a raid on an educational institute in the state capital, the CCB police have seized over 1,000 fake certificates and arrested four persons.
CCB inspectors Hazaresh Killedar and Durga R under the guidance of S D Sharanappa, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) carried out the raids on the offices of Sri Venkateshwara Institute of Educational Research and Charitable Trust in Mahalakshmi Layout, Kodigehalli and Marathahalli in Bengaluru.
They recovered 1,097 fake marks cards, blank marks cards, seals of different universities, and electronic devices.
The arrested are Shilpa, the director of the institute; employees Sharada and Kishore; and Rajanna, the owner of a printing press. The police is searching for the prime accused and chairman of the institute.
According to the CCB, The institute mainly targeted people looking to pursue correspondence courses. The institute sold fake marks cards of SSLC, PUC, diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD courses. PhD certificates cost between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 20 lakh, they added.
