Sanskriti School in New Delhi has approached police over forged disability certificates submitted for nursery admissions.
What Did the School Find?
The school in Chanakyapuri received documents for nursery admissions under the Children with Special Needs (CwSN) category for the 2026-27 academic session. A senior school official wrote to Chanakyapuri police on September 16 seeking verification of three recommendatory letters and the disability certificates accompanying them.
The documents had been submitted by parents seeking admission under the CwSN quota. The school suspected that both the recommendatory letters purportedly issued by the Directorate of Education and the medical certificates were not genuine, and asked police to verify them.
Chanakyapuri police subsequently conducted a preliminary inquiry. During the verification process, the disability certificates attached to the admission documents were found to be forged.
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What Case Have Police Registered?
Following the complaint and verification, police registered a case under several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The case invokes Section 318(2), relating to cheating; Section 337, concerning forgery of a record of a court or public register and related documents; Section 340(2), concerning the use of a forged document or electronic record as genuine; and Section 61(2), relating to criminal conspiracy.
The exact date and time when the alleged forgery took place could not be ascertained.
What Will Police Investigate Next?
Investigators will examine the origin of the recommendatory letters and seek to establish how the disability certificates were forged and submitted. Police will also try to identify those involved in the alleged fraud.
Verification of documents purportedly issued by the hospital will form part of the investigation. The inquiry is expected to examine the chain through which the documents were prepared and eventually submitted for admission.
The case centres on the alleged use of forged documents to seek nursery admission under a category specifically meant for children with special needs, making verification of both the educational and medical records central to the investigation.
Have Similar Forgery Cases Surfaced Before?
Cases involving forged certificates have previously been reported in Delhi, ranging from fake marksheets to EWS certificates.
In July, police busted a shadow education network allegedly selling fake Class X and XII certificates for up to ₹10,000 each and arrested three alleged masterminds. Police said the gang had supplied nearly 150 forged marksheets.
According to police, that network used the expired registration of an educational institution to issue backdated certificates and make them appear genuine.
The latest case, however, concerns documents submitted in connection with nursery admissions under the CwSN category. The police investigation will now focus on determining the origin of the recommendatory letters, the manner in which the disability certificates were allegedly forged and the identities of those involved.
The case also places attention on document verification in quota-based admissions, particularly where eligibility depends on official medical and institutional certification.
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