Academic certificates and accolades are some of the most prized possessions of a candidate when one applies for a job. While one takes pride in their grades, how would one negotiate if one finds that their academic certificate is a fake one? This is not an uncommon sight, especially with advanced editing tools and a few off-set printers to assist you in your crime.
Recently, The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), Kenya, arrested one of its chief officers who was an Assistant in the department of Supply Chain Management at the Rural Electrification Authority. Lilian Akoth Ochieng, the convict, was arrested with charges of forgery of her academic certificates, that include her Diploma certificate in Management Purchasing and Supplies, encasing which, she had managed to get the job. This also resulted in gross utterance of false information and manipulation of documents that now stand against Lilian as a demon which she cannot escape.
Another incident that left the investigating officers numb was when Abdul Qayyoum Nizami, Head of Anti-Corruption Commission, in Afghanistan, declared that 3000 Afghans have been referred to at the Attorney General’s Office who possess fake degrees and forged certificates. He also mentioned that there are top officials that are currently serving in the Attorney General’s Office who do not have an authentic degree. Most of them have forged their academic documents from various countries that includes fake universities in India as well.
A headmaster and his son, who have been hailed as one of the finest teachers in the small town of Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh, were recently convicted of selling fake degrees and certificates in lieu of lump sum to thousands of students. He has also been charged of luring youth that were desperately looking for jobs, into securing them positions in the Government offices for the last decade. When the news came to the forefront, it took the officials off-guard since they were not expecting a racket to run so smoothly for the last 10 years.
Manav Bharti University (MBU) of Solan in Himachal Pradesh has also been the seedbed of activities that are criminal in nature since its inception in the year 2009. University Grant Commission went on to declare the University as fake in the year 2019, when officials found how they have been churning out fake MBA degrees from their office in Karnal district. They are said to have misappropriated a profit of INR 387 crores and duping thousands of students and robbing them of their rights as students. Multiple charges have been slapped against the authority that includes Section 20 (Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 467 (Forgery of valuable security, will, etc), 468 (Forgery for purpose of cheating) and 120-B (Punishment of criminal conspiracy) of IPC to ensure they cannot elope the investigation.
Another racket of 5 was busted in the district of Baddi that was involved in forging fake certificates in the name of IEC University and duping students.
All these instances speak volume of how easily the students are getting entrapped into the net spread out by the criminals to lure them, and how necessary it is therefore, to be aware of the fake Universities and organizations that assist in such crimes to take places. These have direct impact in their career, not only in terms of job prospects but also long-term career where they can be blacklisted by organizations if they try to lean on such degrees to earn revenue in any way. Their ethics and integrity will be questioned if they fail to justify their actions.
Most of the MNCs and top-notch organizations make it a mandate to check and verify the academic records to ensure that no employee gets an entry into their workspaces that do not deserve to be there. With the rising cases of unemployment and recession, the competition is stiff and there is absolutely no room for forgery or criminal acts in trying to grab a position in a company.
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