GANGTOK, 06 May: Senior Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management [EIILM] University officials were arrested by Sikkim Police today from Jorethang in South Sikkim in connection with a case registered at Sadar Police Station here. A police team led by SDPO [Rangpo], DSP L Palmu Chettri took the EIILM University Vice-Chancellor, Dr OB Vijayan, Registrar, Col [retd] Alok Bhandari and Examination Controller, Bijay Dahaia, into custody from Jorethang today.
The team was on its way back to Gangtok at the time of going to print.
Speaking to NOW! over the phone, Superintendent of Police [East], Manoj Tiwari, confirmed the arrests and the registering of a case against them at Sadar Police Station here.
It is informed that a lady, Mandip Kaur, of Karnal in Haryana got a teaching job based on an M.Ed. certificate purportedly issued by the University and that the Principal of her school sought details through an RTI application from the District Collector [East] on her MA [Education] certificate from the university. It is further learnt that enquiry by the ADC [East] revealed that university neither has any Education Department nor any faculty for the subject. That being the scenario, a case was filed at the Sadar Police Station leading to the arrests today.
The SP informed that trio have been booked under sections 467 [Forgery of valuable security, will, etc], 468 [Forgery for purpose of cheating], 471 [Using as genuine a forged document167], 181 [False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorized to administer an oath or affirmation] and 120 B Punishment of criminal conspiracy] of Indian Penal Code.
More details on the case should emerge as the case is processed and more evidence shared. Meanwhile, it may be recalled that EIILM University here has been under the police scanner since September last year on charges similar to the latest one. Its offices in Jorethang were subjected to a police raid on 01 Sept 2012 and its officials, arrested today in connection with a case registered at the Sadar Thana here, were presently out on bail in connection with a similar registered against them at Jorethang Police Station. Even in that case, the management of EIILM University was charged on various counts including criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy. Even then, the University was accused of doling out false degrees and certificates and offering courses for which it had neither the required infrastructure nor the required permissions.
The team was on its way back to Gangtok at the time of going to print.
Speaking to NOW! over the phone, Superintendent of Police [East], Manoj Tiwari, confirmed the arrests and the registering of a case against them at Sadar Police Station here.
It is informed that a lady, Mandip Kaur, of Karnal in Haryana got a teaching job based on an M.Ed. certificate purportedly issued by the University and that the Principal of her school sought details through an RTI application from the District Collector [East] on her MA [Education] certificate from the university. It is further learnt that enquiry by the ADC [East] revealed that university neither has any Education Department nor any faculty for the subject. That being the scenario, a case was filed at the Sadar Police Station leading to the arrests today.
The SP informed that trio have been booked under sections 467 [Forgery of valuable security, will, etc], 468 [Forgery for purpose of cheating], 471 [Using as genuine a forged document167], 181 [False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorized to administer an oath or affirmation] and 120 B Punishment of criminal conspiracy] of Indian Penal Code.
More details on the case should emerge as the case is processed and more evidence shared. Meanwhile, it may be recalled that EIILM University here has been under the police scanner since September last year on charges similar to the latest one. Its offices in Jorethang were subjected to a police raid on 01 Sept 2012 and its officials, arrested today in connection with a case registered at the Sadar Thana here, were presently out on bail in connection with a similar registered against them at Jorethang Police Station. Even in that case, the management of EIILM University was charged on various counts including criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy. Even then, the University was accused of doling out false degrees and certificates and offering courses for which it had neither the required infrastructure nor the required permissions.
I agree totally with this
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Now EIILM got UGC Affilaton
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