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Forged PwD Certificate Racket Busted; Nine Held, 27 Certificates Recovered: Delhi Police

Police said 9 people were arrested and 27 forged disability certificates were recovered in a scheme that sold fake documents for up to Rs 30,000 each.

  • On Thursday, Delhi Police busted a major interstate racket forging disability certificates for PwD admissions, apprehending nine individuals and recovering 27 forged documents.
  • Police discovered the network manipulated Aadhaar addresses using AI tools to show locations in districts including Siddharth Nagar, Badaun, and Bareilly before uploading applications on the UDID portal.
  • Investigators allege education consultants and government officials arranged certificates for Rs 20,000–Rs 30,000 each, collecting students' personal details to process fraudulent applications.
  • During the operation, authorities recovered a laptop, MacBook, desktop, 11 mobile phones, Rs 75,000 in cash, and a Mercedes car containing evidence of the scheme.
  • Police continue to examine the involvement of doctors and students in the scheme while searching for additional suspects, including Chandan Singh Yadav of Gorakhpur.
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Hindustan Times broke the news in New Delhi, India on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
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