Education Society trustee Asma Khan arrested

Lokmat News Network

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The city police on Sunday arrested Asma Khan, the Secretary of Kohinoor Education Society for securing admission to Ph D through getting an exemption from Ph D Entrance Test (PET) on the basis of a bogus M Phil degree.

The administration of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University conducted PET for the Ph D admissions in 2021.

Investigation officer and Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Sampat Shinde informed that a search is underway for the second accused in this case. Vijay More, the university's deputy registrar lodged a complaint with Begampura Police Station stating that Asma Khan got admission to Ph D by using a fake degree.

A case was registered against Asma Idris Khan, secretary of Kohinoor Educational Society of Khuldabad and its joint secretary Maqsud Khan Anwar Khan, recently for cheating the university.

ACP Sampat Shinde is investigating the case. Asma Khan was arrested by the police on Sunday evening in the fake degree case.

She will be produced in court on March 31. Apart from this, the other accused Maqsood Khan is absconding and police teams have been deployed for his search. Meanwhile, a case of a fake medical degree has also been registered against Asma Khan by the Karnataka Police.

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What is the case?

The university conducted the PET for PhD admission in 2021. An exemption is given from PET to those who clear an M.Phil. Asma Khan submitted her M.Phil degree in English and Maqsood Khan submitted his M.Phil degree in Hindi from Dr D Y Patil University, Pune to the university to get an exemption from PET. Both got admission to Ph D on the basis of this degree.

After receiving information that the degrees were fake, RPI (Athawale Group) City District President Nagraj Gaikwad contacted Dr D Y Patil University and asked if this degree was given by this university. Then, the university clarified that this course is not being taught at the university.

Gaikwad lodged a complaint with the university administration about this. The university also corresponded with Dr D Y Patil University. Then it became clear that the M Phil degree was fake and the university administration cancelled the admission to Ph D and registered a case of cheating against both of them.