[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Former Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) president Ankiv Baisoya’s admission was cancelled by the University’s Department of Buddhist Studies on November 14, after receiving the confirmation from Tamil Nadu based Thiruvalluvar University that an undergraduate certificate submitted by Baisoya to seek admission to the Delhi University (DU) was “fake”.
The cancellation of his admission was done a day before he stepped down from his post and the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) suspended him pending an inquiry.
Meanwhile, DUSU secretary Akash Choudhary from the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) Friday submitted a memorandum to the vice-chancellor, calling for fresh elections.
The confirmation that Baisoya’s certificate was fake came from Thiruvalluvar University’s controller of examinations B Senthil Kumar who wrote to DU’s Department of Buddhist Studies on November 13. A scanned copy of the letter, written by Kumar on a university letterhead, had been emailed to the DU on the same day. “With reference to your inquiry, it is informed that the copy of the certificate of following candidate (Ankiv Baisoya) has been verified and found that the said certificate is not genuine. It is a fake certificate,” Kumar said in the letter.
Officials at the department, including department head KT Sarao, and DU registrar Tarun Das confirmed that they received Thiruvalluvar University’s response on November 13.
While Sarao refused to comment further, officials at the Department of Buddhist Studies said a meeting had been called on November 14 wherein Baisoya’s admission was cancelled. “We received the response from Thiruvalluvar University on the night of November 13 hence we could not take action on the same day. We, however, called a meeting the next morning and cancelled Baisoya’s admission,” said an official, requesting not to be identified.
The ABVP on Thursday said they asked Baisoya to step down citing intent to maintain the “genuineness” of the student union. The party also suspended him from the organisation till an inquiry is conducted.
Officials at Department of Buddhist Studies said they also informed the DU registrar’s office about the cancellation of admission.
The DU registrar confirmed that the department had also sent a communication to the proctor’s office. “As per University norms, such matters are sent to the proctor’s office and they look into it. The proctor’s office has received a communication from the department and they are looking into it. The university will take whatever action is required as per rules and regulations,” Das said.
Submitting a fake degree is listed as a crime under the Indian Penal Code. Delhi Police has investigated several cases of students using forged and fake degrees to get admission.
Harender Singh, additional DCP (north), meanwhile, confirmed that the police had received a letter from the head of Department of Buddhist Studies. “He has written a letter to registrar informing the cancellation of admission. A copy of this has been given to SHO. We have written to the registrar. If any communication is made by any authority, we may take legal action,” he said.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]