A major case of academic forgery and educational fraud has come to light at Sri Venkateswara University in Gajraula, Amroha, where a law student completed an entire five-year integrated BA LLB program relying on a counterfeit intermediate marksheet. According to university authorities, the accused individual, identified as Deepak Nanda, a resident of West Vihar in New Delhi, secured admission into the undergraduate law course back in 2019. Over the course of five years, Nanda attended classes, appeared in semester examinations, and formally received his professional BA LLB degree in 2024 without raising initial suspicion, until routine post-degree administrative scrutiny dismantled the entire pretense.

Cross-State Verification Exposes Fraud: Jammu & Kashmir School Board Flags Document

The fraudulent scheme collapsed during the mandatory secondary authentication process conducted by the university administration. At the time of his enrollment in 2019, Nanda had submitted a Class 12 passing certificate purportedly issued by the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (JKBOSE). To ensure compliance with legal education benchmarks and bar council regulations, the university records division routed the candidate's intermediate credentials to the Jammu and Kashmir Board for formal verification. The board’s official response confirmed the worst suspicions: the roll number and record credentials submitted by the candidate were non-existent, establishing that the intermediate certificate was fabricated and procured to fraudulently clear eligibility criteria.

Legal Action Underway: Police Register Criminal FIR on University Complaint

Shocked by the revelation that a professional legal qualification had been secured through forged paperwork, Sri Venkateswara University initiated immediate legal proceedings. Administrative Officer Arun Kumar formally approached local law enforcement authorities, lodging a written criminal complaint detailing the five-year deceit. Acting swiftly on the institution's official communication, the Amroha police registered an FIR invoking charges of fraud, cheating, and forging valuable documents against Deepak Nanda. Police officials have initiated an active investigation into how the counterfeit documents were manufactured and are examining whether an organized interstate educational racket facilitated the fake documentation.