Jaipur, October 15 (Udaipur Kiran): The Rajasthan Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Special Operations Group (SOG) have arrested Saurabh Singh, a wanted accused carrying a reward of ₹25,000, for allegedly preparing and supplying fake and forged educational documents used in government job applications.
The arrest follows a complaint filed by the Senior Superintendent, Postal Department, Ajmer Division, who reported irregularities during the verification of documents submitted for the GDS Online Engagement 2023 Schedule-II recruitment. Applicant Lokesh Yadav had submitted a Class 10 marksheet purportedly issued by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE), New Delhi. However, during verification, the board denied having issued the marksheet.
Based on the complaint, FIR No. 38/2024 was registered on May 31, 2024, under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, and 120B of the IPC. During the investigation, the main applicant Lokesh Yadav, along with his associates Vikas Kumar Yadav and Hitesh Yadav, were arrested. Their interrogation revealed that the fake marksheet was prepared by Saurabh Singh (30), son of Satpal Singh, resident of Ganiyar, Mahendragarh district (Haryana), who operated an e-Mitra centre in Rewari. The fake document had reportedly been purchased for ₹35,000.
Saurabh Singh had been absconding for nearly a year. Following his disappearance, the Additional Director General of Police, ATS & SOG Rajasthan, Jaipur, announced a ₹25,000 cash reward for information leading to his arrest. Acting on intelligence, police arrested Saurabh Singh on October 13, 2025.
Upon his arrest, police recovered a bag containing an HP laptop, a Vivo mobile phone, a hard disk, a pen drive, and multiple forged marksheets and certificates from various universities and educational institutions. During initial questioning, Singh admitted to creating these fake documents using his laptop by replicating logos, QR codes, seals, and scanned signatures of legitimate authorities.
According to the ATS, the accused operated a forgery racket across Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh, targeting unemployed youth by promising them government jobs. He and his associates charged hefty sums for providing forged educational documents, diplomas, and degree certificates that appeared genuine.
The police have taken Saurabh Singh into custody till October 17, 2025, for further investigation. The ATS is now examining the digital data recovered from his devices, which reportedly contain hundreds of forged documents from various universities and institutes.
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