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Delhi Police Busts Interstate Racket Providing Fake Disability Certificates for DU Admissions
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News18•08-10-2026, 23:12
Delhi Police Busts Interstate Racket Providing Fake Disability Certificates for DU Admissions
- •Delhi Police Special Staff of the North District arrested nine accused running an interstate network involved in creating fake disability certificates for college admissions.
- •The syndicate used AI tools to generate fake Uttar Pradesh addresses on Aadhaar cards to apply for PwD certificates on the UDID portal.
- •Fake medical reports were uploaded into government systems to fraudulently issue disability certificates, charging students 20 to 30 thousand rupees per certificate.
- •Police recovered 27 fake certificates, laptops, MacBooks, desktops, 11 mobile phones, Rs 75,000 in cash, and a Mercedes car from the suspects.
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The interstate network helped students gain admission into undergraduate courses like B.Tech, JBT, and Delhi University under the PwD quota using fake disability certificates.
The syndicate extorted hefty amounts from students, charging approximately 20,000 to 30,000 rupees for each fake disability certificate.
Police recovered laptops, MacBooks, desktops, 11 mobile phones, 27 fake disability certificates, 75,000 rupees in cash, and a Mercedes car.
