Overview
- The university received a written complaint that an accounts staffer, identified as Ramesh Mukhekar, arranged a forged B.Com degree and marksheet for a complainant’s son in exchange for money.
- SPPU has constituted a fact‑finding committee, placed Mukhekar on suspension and filed a formal complaint with Chaturshrungi police to open a criminal probe.
- Preliminary checks found the shared documents did not match examination records and used the older name “University of Pune,” which university officials say indicates forgery.
- Reported payments vary across accounts—claims include a ₹70,000 advance and wider references to ₹1.5 lakh or ₹3 lakh—and investigators are examining WhatsApp chats, photos and transaction records.
- Student groups and politicians have protested and demanded forensic audits of phone and university records, and police and university investigators are working to establish whether others or systemic lapses were involved.