SPPU employee accused of selling fake degree for Rs 3 lakh, probe launched

2 min readPuneJul 28, 2026 09:59 PM IST SPPU probes official after rickshaw driver’s son receives forged certificate. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Special Arrangement)The Savitribai Phule Pune University launched a probe after allegations surfaced that an employee from the finance and accounts department sold a fake degree in exchange for Rs 3 lakh to a rickshaw driver’s son. Mahesh Kadam, a rickshaw driver, visited SPPU to enquire about his son’s higher education, when Ramesh Mukhekar, an official from the Finance and Accounts Department, with his accomplices agreed to provide a BCom degree certificate to Kadam for Rs 3 lakh.However, the certificates Kadam received bore the name “University of Pune” instead of “Savitribai Phule Pune University”. He also alleged that four different degree ce