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GURUGRAM: A fake degree racket was busted late on Wednesday with the arrest of four people in Gurugram’s Sector 14. The accused have been identified as Naveen, Mohammad Mushtaq , Anushka and Poonam.

The women were working for the masterminds of the racket, Naveen and Mushtaq, and drawing a ‘salary’ of Rs 10,000-15,000 per month, according to police.

The gang posed as education consultants and issued more than 700 fake degrees , marksheets and diplomas in the past one and half years from their office, Ambition Institute , in Sector 14.

“The accused offered a range of degrees for a fee ranging between Rs 20,000 and Rs 5 lakh. We are gathering more details ,” said a police officer.

Over 150 blank degree certificates, one laptop and six fake rubber stamps were seized from the accused. They were produced in a city court on Thursday. The court released the women on bail while the others were sent to nine-day police remand.

“The accused offered a range of marksheets, degrees and diplomas from various boards and universities,” said Sumit Kuhar, DCP (crime).

The fraud came to light after crime unit-9 in-charge inspector Raj Kumar got a tip-off about the institute. On Wednesday, cops conducted a raid at the institute and arrested all four accused. During the questioning they confessed to their crime, said police.

