Abhishek Angad is a Principal Correspondent at The Indian Express, covering the state of Jharkhand. His interests are in the criminal justice system, politics, and human rights. When he is not reporting, he travels to rural hinterland.
According to the police, the incident happened when the officials had stopped at a transformer in Nangloi, in the wake of reports about incidents of power theft in the area.
Police said one of the leading private schools had cancelled around eight admissions in the current academic session after they came to know that the students had used forged documents.
Delhi Department of Education says it can do little to check fake certificates as the responsibility of issuing them is of the Revenue Department while schools have to confirm their authenticity.
