An FIR has been lodged against 46 persons for submitting bogus physical education and graduation marksheets for seeking jobs in junior high schools in the district.
46 candidates seeking posts of part-time instructors in basic education department (BPEd) of junior high schools have been implicated, District Basic Education officer (BSA) Om Prakas Ray said, adding, the candidates had submitted fake certificates which were shown to be issued by Lucknow University.
The city kotwali incharge inspector D C Srivastava said that an FIR against the 46 persons had been registered and investigating officer had been deputed to probe into the charges.
Ray told PTI that on the instructions of the district magistrate, a report against the candidates had been sent to city kotwali.