Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Fake pilot scam: One more held after 3 months. (India)

NEW DELHI: Another pilot has been arrested for allegedly using forged marksheets to procure a commercial pilot flying license. With this arrest, the number of people nabbed in such cases has gone up to 24.

Anirudh Kiran Deshpande (23) was held on Wednesday after it was found that he used forged marksheets to convert his Philippines commercial pilot licence (CPL) into Indian commercial pilot licence. The police action came on a complaint filed by the chief vigilance officer at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. "Deshpande obtained his foreign CPL from Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology, Tulsa, Okhlama in 2008. After coming to India, he appeared for two papers - Air Navigation Composite and Air Regulation, in July 2009. However, he could not clear the first paper," said Ashok Chand, deputy commissioner, crime and railways. The previous arrest in the fake pilot scam was made in August this year.

Deshpande reappeared for the exam in October 2009 and January 2010, but in vain. Soon he came in contact with a person called O P Malhotra outside the DGCA office. "Malhotra assured him that he could help him in clearing the paper and obtaining the CPL at the earliest. The duo struck a deal for Rs 3 lakh and Rs 1,80,000 was paid as advance," Chand said.

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