Bolangir: At least 20 people were arrested and cash worth over Rs 3.5 lakh was seized by the police in the Bolangir fake certificate case on Monday.
The police also seized certificates from 40 reputed colleges and universities, computers, xerox machines, printers and fake stamps in connection with the case.
At the same time, the proprietor of a coaching center, Manoj Mishra, and his accomplice Alok Udgata have been detained by the police.
“After receiving a complaint from the superintendent of the Bolangir post office, we activated our intelligence network. Acting on a tip-off about the fake certificate racket operating from a coaching centre, we conducted a raid and seized several documents, gadgets and printing materials from the coaching center,” said Nitin Kusalkar, Bolangir SP.
“Unscrupulous people have made crores of rupees illegally and used them to purchase lands. A special team has been formed to probe the matter as it is a sensitive case,” he added.
