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Delhi law minister arrested for fake law degree

AP Published June 9, 2015
Jitendra Singh Tomar was arrested Tuesday and faces charges of cheating, criminal conspiracy and forging documents. -AFP/File
Jitendra Singh Tomar was arrested Tuesday and faces charges of cheating, criminal conspiracy and forging documents. -AFP/File

NEW DELHI: Police say they have arrested the New Delhi state law minister for allegedly holding a fake degree in law and registering as an attorney in the Indian capital.

Police spokesman Rajan Bhagat says Jitendra Singh Tomar was arrested Tuesday and faces charges of cheating, criminal conspiracy and forging documents.

If convicted, he faces up to seven years in prison.

According to Bhagat, Tomar says he obtained a law degree from a university in Bihar state, but police found it to be fake.

Several Indian politicians, including some in the governing Bharatiya Janata Party, face similar charges. Tomar belongs to the Aam Admi Party, or Common Man Party, formed by anti-corruption crusader Arvind Kejriwal.

The AAP won a massive victory in elections in New Delhi earlier this year.

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Rahul
Jun 09, 2015 03:47pm
Good to see law taking care of mantri and santri
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Mahen
Jun 09, 2015 03:54pm
Under Modi- who ever you are or whom you know-- if you do something wrong- you will be caught!
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Harmony-1
Jun 09, 2015 04:43pm
@Mahen - There was no law or justice before Modi then?
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Sultan Ahmed
Jun 09, 2015 04:56pm
The University has said he was a bonafide student and his degree is genuine. Search Google and you will find it. The real reason for arrest is that Arvind Kejriwal has initiated cases of corruption against Modi's corrupt friend. Its a Vengeance of Modi govt.
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indialover
Jun 09, 2015 05:10pm
Long live Indian justice system. Slow but sure
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Reality
Jun 09, 2015 07:22pm
What to say, what is right and what is wrong. He will be facing charges of cheating, criminal conspiracy and forging documents. The same old gimmicks of this sub-continent. So, the rest of the lot are not cheater and criminal in this part of the world???
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g umesh
Jun 09, 2015 08:02pm
@Harmony-1 You have -as you like-chosen to miss the point.
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Sadhu
Jun 09, 2015 09:14pm
@Sultan Ahmed don't tell lies. The university is not aware about this degree. After 45 days investigation Delhi police arrested him.
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Sanjoy Sankar Guha
Jun 09, 2015 09:28pm
A significant number of corrupt people have reportedly infiltrated into AAP as MLAs, but don't know if Mr.Tomar is one of them. However he does seem to have his have own set of standalone credentials- the wrong ones I mean!
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javed
Jun 09, 2015 10:32pm
@Sultan Ahmed realy the university says only to you bcoz in here india that statement not mentioned even by kejriwal and today he accept her resigination bcoz as per high court that arressting is done
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Himi
Jun 09, 2015 11:05pm
@SULTAN AHMED ..but the affidavit filed by both the colleges (one from which he says that he took B.Sc and other from where he impies he took LLB ) both denied having issued him any such certificates to him. Plus records show that he was out the 2nd in his B.Sc and the roll. no he holds in his LLB sheet has been zeroed down in others name( both documents where being presented in court)
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Harmony-1
Jun 10, 2015 12:26am
@g umesh - It was an impromptu question to a comment like that!
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JET LEE
Jun 10, 2015 12:58am
Good to see that in Pakistan they also know the incidents of Delhi political ups and downs. While we are unaware what is happening in FATA or SIND or in Lahore.
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Kamal Pasha
Jun 10, 2015 01:27am
@Sultan Ahmed, Political vendetta. Modi's government do not accept the real critisim.
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Sanjay Guha
Jun 10, 2015 09:45am
@Kamal Pasha Modi government had little to do with it as it was the Bar council of India that filed the police complaint on the minister.
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Kamal Pasha
Jun 10, 2015 12:37pm
@Sanjay Guha, The bar council took action on the orders of Modi.
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