India News | Govt School Principal in Punjab's Mohali Arrested by Vigilance Bureau for Producing 'fake' Degree to Get Job

Chandigarh, Jul 17 (PTI) A government school principal, posted in Mohali, has been arrested for allegedly getting the job and promotion by producing a fake education degree, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau said on Monday.

Paramjit Kaur was posted as the principal at the Government Senior Secondary School in Mohali, a spokesperson of the bureau said.

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The bureau said Kaur had produced an M.Com degree certificate issued by the Magadh University in Bihar's Gaya to get the government job.

The degree was not verified and hence, a vigilance inquiry was registered against her, it added.

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"During the investigation, the VB found that the degree is fake," the spokesperson said.

A case was registered against Kaur for allegedly producing a fake degree certificate to get the job and promotion.

She has also been arrested by the bureau, it said.

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