Delhi Police on Tuesday, 20 November, registered an FIR against Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP)’s Ankiv Baisoya for allegedly furnishing fake degree.
The case has been registered under Sections 420, 468 and 471 of the IPC at Morris Nagar police station in north Delhi.
On Monday, Delhi University had filed a police complaint against Baisoya, who recently resigned as the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) president, a day after his admission was cancelled by the varsity.
In a complaint filed by KTS Sarao, head of department of Buddhist Studies, Baisoya had appeared in the entrance examination conducted nationally by the varsity for admission in the masters course.
"After qualifying this examination, Baisoya took admission in MA Buddhist Studies, Part I, and submitted six mark sheets of six semesters of BA degree from Thiruvalluvar University. The basic qualification for admission to MA in Buddhist Studies is a Bachelor’s degree from any recognised university," Sarao said in the complaint.
Cases of Malpractices Have Come to Our Notice: DU VC
Speaking at the 95th convocation of the varsity, DU vice-chancellor Yogesh Tyagi had said the university has a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption.
"We have been able to make the process of admission transparent by the distinctive efforts of those who are at the helm of affairs. Although some cases of malpractices have come to our notice, we have the process of accountability in place and a strong resolve to take corrective measures and we would not like any delinquent in the admission process to go scot-free," Tyagi said.
In a written response to a request from the undersigned for verification of these mark sheets, the controller of examinations of Thiruvalluvar University has written that each of these mark sheets submitted by Baisoya is not genuine. “It is a fake certificate", the complaint said.
"On the basis of verifcation report received from Controller of Examinations Thiruvalluvar University, admission of Baisoya was cancelled on 14 November,” Sarao said.
ABVP Asks Baisoya to Take the Exit Route
Baisoya, who was elected the DUSU president in September, resigned from his post after ABVP, the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), reportedly asked him to do so. He was also suspended from the students’ outfit till an inquiry into the allegations is complete.
While the ABVP said the decision was taken to maintain the "genuineness" of the DUSU, the move drew criticism from the Congress-affiliated National Students’ Union of India and Left-backed All India Students’ Association, which claimed it was done under pressure ahead of the Delhi High Court hearing on 20 November.
In a Facebook post, Baisoya said he was resigning from the post of DUSU president because he respected the mandate of the Delhi University students, who voted for him.
NSUI leader Sunny Chillar has filed a plea in the Delhi High Court seeking to set aside Baisoya's election, alleging that according to news reports, the registrar of Thiruvalluvar University "unambiguously and unequivocally" declared Baisoya's certificate to be "fake and forged".
(With PTI inputs)
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