Case filed against Kerala Ranji player Rohan Prem for fake certificate

Thiruvananthapuram March 29 (IANS) The Accountant General (AG) office under the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has filed a case against Kerala cricketer Rohan Prem who was ousted from his job as auditor for producing a fake degree certificate.

Speaking to IANS an official of the AG s office here said that Prem had joined as an auditor here in 2015.

"The AG s office here after sending a letter to the University in Uttar Pradesh where Prem is believed to have studied for his graduation got a reply from that university that no such student in the name of Rohan Prem has studied here. Suspicious of it the office sought a reply from Prem but failing to get a response he was terminated last year and when the matter was reported to the CAG he insisted that a police case should be filed and it has been done at the local police station here " said the official who did not wish to be identified.

Prem 31 is a former Kerala state cricket captain and played most of the matches in the just concluded Ranji season last month.

The AG s office filed the case at the Cantonment Police station located next door to the state secretariat and the police confirmed to IANS that a case has been registered and a probe has begun.

Prem could have got away had he applied for the job of a data entry operator as the minimum qualification for that post is Plus 2 while for the post of auditor one should be a graduate.

--IANS
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