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Mohali man booked for making fake passports to settle abroad

The accused, identified as Kuldeep Singh of Adarsh Nagar, Dhakoli, Zirakpur, has been booked on the complaint of his cousin Sucha Singh of Dau Majra village, Kharar, said Mohali police

The incident came to light when the accused’s cousin, who is also the complainant, was blacklisted in America and Canada due to fake passport on his name. (File)

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Published on Apr 11, 2025 09:42 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Delhi Police probes female student for allegedly forging SSC exam scores

As per an FIR, the marksheet submitted by the student on July 20, 2022, for a re-evaluation was allegedly fabricated. Check details below.

The student had allegedly submitted forged documents in the 2022 Combined Graduate Level Examination conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC).

education

Published on Apr 03, 2025 04:33 PM IST

ANI | , New Delhi

Accused in forgery case forges judge’s signature to get pre-arrest bail

The fake order with a forged signature, based on which Chemte was granted anticipatory bail on January 17, was flagged by the complainant in the original forgery case

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Published on Mar 28, 2025 07:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Panchkula: Street vendor eyeing govt job duped of ₹2.9 lakh

The victim, Manohar Kumar, a resident of Abhaypur village, alleged that Om Parkash handed him a forged offer letter against the amount

The accused falsely assured the victim that he would be appointed at a dispensary in Sector 26, Panchkula. (HT File)

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Published on Mar 26, 2025 10:48 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

Chandigarh: Police can’t dismiss alleged crime due to civil dispute

PCA flays UT Police’s handling of a plaint involving ‘forgery’ in a family property dispute, calling for a thorough prove

he authority emphasised that an attempt to transfer the property based on forged documents constitutes a cognisable offence, independent of the civil inheritance case. (HT File)

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Published on Feb 18, 2025 09:14 AM IST

ByNaina Mishra, Chandigarh

Police register second FIR against the promoter of local news portal for forging signatures

Parashar, his associates, and members of the Noida media club, allegedly forged signatures of journalists to pass several schemes. In one of the schemes, they allegedly opened a relief fund for journalists to fraudulently earn huge sums

A case under section 318(4) (cheating), 338 (forgery of valuable security), 336(3) (forgery), 340(2) (forging electronic documents), 316(5) (criminal breach of trust), and 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) of Bharatiya Naya Sanhita was registered at Sector 20 police station. (Representational image)

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Published on Feb 12, 2025 07:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Noida

Restaurateur Farrokh Khambata booked for forgery

Mumbai chef Farrokh Khambata is accused of forgery by his wife, who claims he took loans using her forged signatures without her knowledge.

Dilshad and Farrokh Khambata with Shobha and Dilip De - Amadeus Restaurant launch at NCPA, Nariman Point

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Updated on Jan 28, 2025 07:54 AM IST

ByVinay Dalvi

Forgery & graft case: Dismissed DSP Gursher Singh file bail plea

Sandhu claimed that the SP did not consider the fact that Mohali senior superintendent of police (SSP), a senior police officer, had already found the allegations to be false after conducting an inquiry

The former DSP also accused the superintendent of police (SP) investigation, Rupnagar, of conducting a probe to settle score with him on account of inter-department rivalry. (HT file photo)

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Updated on Jan 14, 2025 08:58 AM IST

ByNikhil SharmaNikhil Sharma, Mohali

9 Bangladeshis arrested by Maharashtra ATS for illegal stay, forged documents

Maharashtra ATS has arrested nine Bangladeshi nationals for illegal entry and staying without documents.

Nine citizens of Bangladesh were detained by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for entering India illegally and remaining there without the required paperwork.(PTI/representational)

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Published on Jan 01, 2025 09:06 AM IST

PTI |

Delhi police bust illegal Bangladeshi immigration racket, 11 accused arrested

Among the 11 individuals arrested were Bangladeshi nationals, document forgers, Aadhar operators and tech experts involved in creating fake websites.

Representative image: Delhi Police uncovered a a major illegal immigration racket

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Updated on Dec 24, 2024 03:11 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

CBSE files police complaint against 2 Delhi schools, here's why

The CBSE said in a press statement that the land certificates submitted by the schools were not been issued by the concerned authorities. Read details below.

The CBSE said in its statement that it conducts very strict scrutiny of the essential documents submitted by the schools for the purpose of affiliation.

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Published on Dec 17, 2024 07:48 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk, New Delhi

‘Can’t selectively take up probes’: Calcutta HC seeks CBI report on forgery case

Lawyer Debasish Saha said CBI stopped the probe earlier this year saying it does not have the West Bengal government’s consent to probe crimes

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Published on Dec 12, 2024 10:15 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

UP court sentences German citizen to 14 months in jail for visa rule violation

The German citizen, Holger Erik Misch,was released as he had already spent the period of sentence in jail during the trial

During the hearing, the court examined evidence and statements of witnesses and admission of guilt by the foreign national. (Representational image)

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Updated on Nov 12, 2024 01:47 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Gang making fake marksheets busted in U.P. capital, one held

The police recovered several forged marksheets, a laptop, a paper cutting machine and two mobile phones

Ram Prakash Verma, a resident of Indira Nagar, Lucknow, and originally from Bihar, was arrested during a raid. (For Representation)

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Published on Nov 07, 2024 10:22 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Two Bangaladeshi nationals with fake passports nabbed at airport

The accused were nabbed separately by immigration authorities at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

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Updated on Oct 26, 2024 07:54 AM IST

ByManish Kumar Pathak

55th FIR against Mohali-based realtor Bajwa, revenue officers named

In the fresh case of alleged property fraud with a local, Mohali-based realtor Bajwa’s son Sukhdev Singh Bajwa alias Sunny, his personal assistant Bhupinder Singh, Kapil Chechi of Dera Bassi, Jhungian village patwari and the then Kharar sub-registrar have been named

Mohali-based realtor Jarnail Singh Bajwa (HT File)

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Updated on Oct 14, 2024 05:20 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Pakistani couple arrested in city for forgery: Police

In total four people have been booked in the case. however, only 2 were arrested as the others were elderly and sick

The accused had fled Pakistan over religious disputes and initially settled in Dhaka, Bangladesh (File photo)

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Updated on Oct 01, 2024 06:36 AM IST

ByCoovercolly Indresh, Bengaluru

Delhi HC extends interim protection from arrest to Puja Khedkar till Sept 5

A bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad extended the protection after the counsel for Delhi Police sought time to file certain documents to prove that Khedkar had committed forgery

Khedkar had approached the Delhi high court against the city court’s order refusing to grant her anticipatory bail. (PTI file photo)

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Published on Aug 29, 2024 12:33 PM IST

ByShruti Kakkar

HC orders investigation into fraud allegations against BJP MLA Gore's aide

The allegations stem from accusations made by Jayant Patil, an MLA from the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction), in the Maharashtra assembly

Mumbai, India - September 03, 2021: Bombay High Court at Fort, in Mumbai, India, on Friday, September 03, 2021. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Aug 13, 2024 08:36 AM IST

ByPrateem Rohanekar

Ludhiana resident gets 3-year imprisonment for bailing out accused using fake documents

The court of sub-divisional judicial magistrate Bhupinder Mittal has sentenced Yashpal Sharma, a resident of Haibowal Khurd in Ludhiana, to three years of imprisonment for forgery.

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Published on Aug 07, 2024 10:26 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

What the Khedkar saga uncovers

The unfolding saga of Puja Khedkar involves multiple allegations of misconduct, including forgery and misuse of official documents, raising concerns about the credibility of the Indian bureaucracy.

Washim, Jul 16 (ANI): IAS trainee Puja Khedkar speaks to the media regarding the police interrogation at her residence, in Washim on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) (ANI)

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Updated on Jul 17, 2024 09:08 PM IST

ByHT Editorial

Khedkar may face termination, criminal prosecution

The central government-appointed committee led by IAS officer Manoj Dwivedi, looking into allegations against trainee civil servant Puja Khedkar, can recommend her termination and even criminal prosecution under charges of forgery, if allegations of her distorting her caste certificate prove to be true

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Updated on Jul 13, 2024 08:24 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Puja Khedkar could face termination, forgery charges: Ministry official

The Centre on Thursday formed a single-member committee, chaired by the additional secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training to verify the candidature claims and other details of IAS probationer Puja Khedkar

Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar was shunted from Pune district administration (File Photo)

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Published on Jul 12, 2024 05:47 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Fake Covid-19 test reports sold during pandemic: Cops

Police said that the company discovered that reports were being issued with the signature of a doctor who had left the lab two months earlier

The Gurugram police, on Friday, booked unidentified persons for allegedly running an illegal operation of forging RT-PCR test reports by using the name of a prominent company’s pathology lab, during pandemic. (Representational Image)

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Updated on Jun 16, 2024 06:38 AM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar

CBI raids in Odisha over alleged certificate forgery in postal recruitment

Of the 1,382 candidates shortlisted for posts, many were found securing 100% marks while dozens of candidates had marks above 98%

The searches have been conducted across various districts of Odisha. (Representative file photo)

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Published on Jun 13, 2024 04:23 PM IST

ByDebabrata Mohanty

Former Dutch supermarket boss to face corruption charges

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Published on Apr 09, 2024 09:31 PM IST

AFP |

Ludhiana: Baddowal resident booked for selling plot of dead friend using fake documents

With the help of an imposter posing as Dr Ravinderpal Singh, Paramjeet sold the plot to someone in 2021. After he came to know about the fraud, he filed a complaint to the police on January 6, 2022.

After investigating the matter for over two years, the police lodged an FIR against Paramjeet Singh of Baddowal village, and his accomplices, Veerpal Kaur of Jagraon and another unidentified aide (Stock photo)

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Updated on Apr 01, 2024 05:20 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

ED seizes assets of accused close to Karnataka Youth Congress General Secretary

ED said it had seized gold jewellery worth ₹12.5 lakh in a case against Muhammed Hafeez, a close friend of the general secretary of Karnataka Youth Congress.

Enforcement Directorate (Representative Photo)

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Published on Mar 21, 2024 10:28 AM IST

ANI | | Posted by Yamini C S

Four booked for siphoning off ₹69 lakh from tourism department

Four people are accused of forging cheques and withdrawing ₹69 lakh from Maharashtra's tourism department. Similar incidents have occurred with the education department.

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Updated on Mar 13, 2024 07:12 AM IST

ByVinay Dalvi

Mumbai doctor duped of ₹7.33 lakh by cyber fraudster posing as cop

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Published on Mar 09, 2024 12:29 PM IST

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The accused, identified as Kuldeep Singh of Adarsh Nagar, Dhakoli, Zirakpur, has been booked on the complaint of his cousin Sucha Singh of Dau Majra village, Kharar, said Mohali police

As per an FIR, the marksheet submitted by the student on July 20, 2022, for a re-evaluation was allegedly fabricated. Check details below.

The fake order with a forged signature, based on which Chemte was granted anticipatory bail on January 17, was flagged by the complainant in the original forgery case

The victim, Manohar Kumar, a resident of Abhaypur village, alleged that Om Parkash handed him a forged offer letter against the amount

PCA flays UT Police’s handling of a plaint involving ‘forgery’ in a family property dispute, calling for a thorough prove

Parashar, his associates, and members of the Noida media club, allegedly forged signatures of journalists to pass several schemes. In one of the schemes, they allegedly opened a relief fund for journalists to fraudulently earn huge sums

Mumbai chef Farrokh Khambata is accused of forgery by his wife, who claims he took loans using her forged signatures without her knowledge.

Sandhu claimed that the SP did not consider the fact that Mohali senior superintendent of police (SSP), a senior police officer, had already found the allegations to be false after conducting an inquiry

Maharashtra ATS has arrested nine Bangladeshi nationals for illegal entry and staying without documents.

Among the 11 individuals arrested were Bangladeshi nationals, document forgers, Aadhar operators and tech experts involved in creating fake websites.

The CBSE said in a press statement that the land certificates submitted by the schools were not been issued by the concerned authorities. Read details below.

Lawyer Debasish Saha said CBI stopped the probe earlier this year saying it does not have the West Bengal government’s consent to probe crimes

The German citizen, Holger Erik Misch,was released as he had already spent the period of sentence in jail during the trial

The police recovered several forged marksheets, a laptop, a paper cutting machine and two mobile phones

The accused were nabbed separately by immigration authorities at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

In the fresh case of alleged property fraud with a local, Mohali-based realtor Bajwa’s son Sukhdev Singh Bajwa alias Sunny, his personal assistant Bhupinder Singh, Kapil Chechi of Dera Bassi, Jhungian village patwari and the then Kharar sub-registrar have been named

In total four people have been booked in the case. however, only 2 were arrested as the others were elderly and sick

A bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad extended the protection after the counsel for Delhi Police sought time to file certain documents to prove that Khedkar had committed forgery

The allegations stem from accusations made by Jayant Patil, an MLA from the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction), in the Maharashtra assembly

The court of sub-divisional judicial magistrate Bhupinder Mittal has sentenced Yashpal Sharma, a resident of Haibowal Khurd in Ludhiana, to three years of imprisonment for forgery.

The unfolding saga of Puja Khedkar involves multiple allegations of misconduct, including forgery and misuse of official documents, raising concerns about the credibility of the Indian bureaucracy.

The Centre on Thursday formed a single-member committee, chaired by the additional secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training to verify the candidature claims and other details of IAS probationer Puja Khedkar

Police said that the company discovered that reports were being issued with the signature of a doctor who had left the lab two months earlier

Of the 1,382 candidates shortlisted for posts, many were found securing 100% marks while dozens of candidates had marks above 98%

Former Dutch supermarket boss to face corruption charges

With the help of an imposter posing as Dr Ravinderpal Singh, Paramjeet sold the plot to someone in 2021. After he came to know about the fraud, he filed a complaint to the police on January 6, 2022.

ED said it had seized gold jewellery worth ₹12.5 lakh in a case against Muhammed Hafeez, a close friend of the general secretary of Karnataka Youth Congress.

Four people are accused of forging cheques and withdrawing ₹69 lakh from Maharashtra's tourism department. Similar incidents have occurred with the education department.

Mumbai doctor duped of ₹7.33 lakh by cyber fraudster posing as cop

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