BENGALURU: A verification of marks cards belonging to thousands of people who landed government jobs in 2017-18 has revealed that 91 of them, who trained in various Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in the state, furnished fake documents.
Siddapura police registered a case of cheating and forgery against 91 persons on December 23, based on a complaint filed by Chandrashekara BL, joint director at the industrial training and employment commissioner’s office.
He alleged that various government agencies sent marks cards to the office for verification in 2017-18 during their recruitment process. Three committees were formed — on September 12 in 2017 and January 31 and June 23 in 2018 — to verify the documents. The committees have now submitted their findings.
Many of the 91 persons were employed in public sector undertakings. “The committees found that marks cards belonging to these 91 persons were fake. Many got them with the help of officials in the department of industrial training and employment. A few received them from private persons,” Chandrashekara alleged.
The suspects belong to Talikote, Hungund, Hirur, Hosapete, Channapatna, Devalapura, Bengaluru, Tangadagi, Muddebihal and other places. Many are from districts in North Karnataka.
Siddapura police are verifying the documents. An officer said all the suspects would be summoned and interrogated to find out how they got the certificates.
Police added that a few state institutions and officials are suspected to be behind the scam. “Once we question the suspects named in the FIR, we may get more information about the main culprits behind the scam and the money involved,” the officer said.
Police registered the case under IPC sections 419 (cheating by personation), 420 (cheating), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471 (using forged document), and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention).
Siddapura police registered a case of cheating and forgery against 91 persons on December 23, based on a complaint filed by Chandrashekara BL, joint director at the industrial training and employment commissioner’s office.
He alleged that various government agencies sent marks cards to the office for verification in 2017-18 during their recruitment process. Three committees were formed — on September 12 in 2017 and January 31 and June 23 in 2018 — to verify the documents. The committees have now submitted their findings.
Many of the 91 persons were employed in public sector undertakings. “The committees found that marks cards belonging to these 91 persons were fake. Many got them with the help of officials in the department of industrial training and employment. A few received them from private persons,” Chandrashekara alleged.
The suspects belong to Talikote, Hungund, Hirur, Hosapete, Channapatna, Devalapura, Bengaluru, Tangadagi, Muddebihal and other places. Many are from districts in North Karnataka.
Siddapura police are verifying the documents. An officer said all the suspects would be summoned and interrogated to find out how they got the certificates.
Police added that a few state institutions and officials are suspected to be behind the scam. “Once we question the suspects named in the FIR, we may get more information about the main culprits behind the scam and the money involved,” the officer said.
Police registered the case under IPC sections 419 (cheating by personation), 420 (cheating), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471 (using forged document), and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention).
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