During the surprise checking fake books were seized from College Book Store, Kapurthala and 8 schools of five districts including Patiala, Ludhiana and Jalandhanr, Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) Secretary J R Mehrook said today.
The PSEB has written to the SSP, Mohali, to register a case against the culprits, he said adding fake books recovered from various places were also sent to the SSP.
He said difference between the original and fake books was that the originals have water mark of PSEB and the fake books have RSEB, difference in size and colour of books.
Cheema took the matter seriously and instructed the Punjab School education Board officials to immediately conduct surprise checks, stating no one should be spared, Mehrook added.