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Bhopal Police File FIR Against Congress MLA Arif Masood Over Alleged College Forgery

A court-ordered special team headed by ADG Sanjeev Shami will deliver findings within 90 days.

Overview

  • Police registered the FIR at Koh-e-Fiza police station on August 20 under IPC Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471, officials said.
  • The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the case and constituted a three-member SIT led by ADG Sanjeev Shami with a fixed 90-day timeline.
  • The allegations center on forged solvency and No Objection Certificate documents used about two decades ago to secure recognition for Indira Priyadarshini College in Khanugaon.
  • The court stayed derecognition to protect more than 1,000 current students but barred new admissions from the next academic session.
  • The probe also targets potential complicity of Higher Education Department officials, and the issue was first raised by BJP leader Dhruvnarayan Singh.