Pune Police probe fake Kurash certificate racket; 71 govt recruits under scanner
Pune Police are investigating a fraudulent scheme involving fake Kurash sports certificates used to secure government jobs under Maharashtra's sports quota. Authorities are scrutinizing over 1,200 certificates and have arrested two officials from the Maharashtra Kurash Association.
Why it matters
The racket exposes systemic corruption in government recruitment processes and the misuse of sports quotas intended for legitimate athletes.
A Pune Police investigation has revealed an alleged racket in which fake Kurash sports certificates were used to secure government jobs under Maharashtra’s 5% sports quota, with 71 recruits in the police and other departments now under scrutiny and investigators examining around 1,200 to 1,500 certificates issued between 2016 and 2023.
Police said the certificates were allegedly generated by falsely showing that taluka, district and state-level Kurash competitions had taken place, even though several of the competitions were never actually held.
Two office-bearers of the Maharashtra Kurash Association — president Ankush Vitthal Nagar, 40, and Secretary Shivaji Jaywant Salunkhe, 46 — were arrested on September 3. A case was registered the same day at Shivajinagar Police Station under BNS Sections 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 339, 61(2) and 3(5), dealing with cheating, forgery, use of forged documents and criminal conspiracy.
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