Mumbai Court Clears Former Vice Principal in Forgery Case
A Mumbai court cleared Chitra Salunkhe, a former law college vice principal, of forgery charges related to a BA degree. The court found no evidence suggesting document tampering. Salunkhe, accused of using a forged degree for admission to law courses, claimed she was falsely implicated and harassed based on gender and caste.
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A Mumbai court has discharged Chitra Salunkhe, the former vice principal of a law college, in a 2007 case alleging the use of a fake BA degree for admission. The court concluded there was no evidence to suggest she tampered with the degree document.
The prosecution charged Salunkhe with forgery and cheating, claiming she used a forged Bachelor of Arts degree to gain entry into the LLB and LLM programs at Siddharth Law College. The accusations led to her removal from her vice principal position.
Salunkhe argued that the charges were baseless and she was wrongfully implicated by senior police officers. A former DGP's report indicated she faced harassment due to her gender and caste. The court noted the investigation officer failed to present the alleged forged certificate as evidence, leading to the decision to discharge her.
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