Meerut, Jul 19 (PTI) The police claimed to have busted an inter-state fake marksheet racket and arrested five people today.

The accused used to provide marksheets for Class 10, 12 and graduation, Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar Pandey said.

They forged marksheets of education boards in Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi, he added.

During the interrogation, the accused identified themselves as Umashankar, Salman, Ajay, Anil Kumar and Rajesh, the SP said.

Several fake marksheets, mobile phones, laptops and printers were recovered from the accused.

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