Times of India: Chandigarh: Sunday, July 26, 2015.
Bihar
government on Saturday registered a case of forgery and criminal conspiracy
against Amritsar deputy commissioner of police Parampal Singh Gandhi, 24 years
after he allegedly obtained a fake degree from Magadh University. He joined
Punjab police in 1993. He has also been charged with destroying evidence.
Gandhi was
recently recommended for the top Independence Day medal for outstanding
devotion to be given by Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal.
The FIR was
registered by Gaya police on the basis a complaint by Gandhi's own colleague
and Ludhiana inspector Anil Kumar Bhanot. The university last year submitted a
report to the Bihar State Information Commission in which it said that the roll
number 13536, as mentioned by Gandhi in his educational records, was not
allotted to anyone. Gandhi claims to have passed his exam from one Kisan
College in Bihar's Nalanda district as regular student in 1991.
The
university report added that 131 students were allotted roll numbers between
13401 and 13531 for that particular course in September 1991. The report also
found that sociology was not even a subject in the course at Kisan College then
but Gandhi claims to have written the examination. According to Gandhi's
educational records, he claims to have studied English, Hindi, Sociology and
Economics.
Another
anomaly found in Gandhi's education record is that he enrolled in Kisan College
in 1987 though his class 12 certificate is dated 1989.
Gandhi said
that he would move a Bihar court to get the FIR quashed even as the Gaya police
constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to further probe charges against
him. "I am surprised at this move by the police," he said. "The
Bihar police should have called me before registering the case. Several
inquiries were conducted against me and none have concluded that my degree is
fake.
Past
inquiries against Parampal
· 1997: Complaint to Punjab DGP against his alleged fake
degree
· Ropar SSP conducts verification, says degree fine
·
2000: Complaint to Punjab DGP again
· Inquiry by IPS Kuwar Vijay Pratap says degree forged
· 2008: Batala SSP Naresh Arora finds degree is fine
· 2011: Home secretary D S Bains suspends Parampal, revokes
suspension four months later
· 2012: Ludhiana inspector Bhanot moves RTI to seek
Parampal's records
· Bihar state information commission accepts Bhanot's plea,
sets up 3-member inquiry
· 2014: Magadh university submits report before SIC saying
degree is fake
· 2014: FIR filed against Parampal in Gaya
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