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Time of India
17-07-2025
- Time of India
IELTS scam: HC directs JMFC court to decide closure report afresh
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court has upheld the Mehsana district court's decision to remand a police closure report back to the magisterial court for a fresh decision in connection with the alleged IELTS scam that came to light in 2022. Earlier, the magisterial court had accepted the police's closure report, citing insufficient evidence. However, this was overturned by the district court earlier this year. Upholding the district court's verdict, Justice L S Pirzada directed the magisterial court to reconsider the closure report, without being influenced by any observations made by either the high court or the sessions court. The high court, however, quashed a portion of the sessions court's order that had instructed the Director General of Police (DGP) to have the matter investigated by "an honest and competent" officer. You Can Also Check: Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad The alleged scam surfaced in 2022 after four youths were caught crossing the Canada-US border illegally. During their appearance in a US court, they sought translators, stating they could not understand English—despite having officially cleared the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam. This contradiction led the US Consulate General in India to alert local authorities in Gujarat. The Consulate cited a TOI report from May 2021 highlighting irregularities in the IELTS score process. A preliminary inquiry led to the filing of an FIR at the Mehsana B Division police station against 45 individuals. The investigation was led by deputy superintendent of police Dinesh Chauhan, who filed a B summary (closure) report in April 2023, stating insufficient evidence. The Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) accepted the report on Oct 9, 2024. However, the then Mehsana superintendent of police (SP), Achal Tyagi, raised objections and challenged the report before a sessions court, which overturned the JMFC's acceptance and ordered further investigation. That sessions court decision was then challenged in the high court by the accused persons.
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Time of India
IELTS Scam: Court orders probe by ‘honest' officer
Ahmedabad: A sessions court in Mehsana district rejected a closure report, which was accepted by a magisterial court, and ordered the state DGP to have the investigation conducted by "an honest and competent" police officer into the alleged IELTS scam .The scam was uncovered, and an FIR was filed in 2022 after four youths were caught crossing the Canada-US border. When they were produced in a US court and questioned, they expressed their inability to understand English and sought the help of translators. They officially cleared the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), required to study abroad. This incident led the US Consulate General here to bring the alleged malpractice to the police authorities' attention. He cited a news report published in TOI in May 2022 about the prevalent malpractice in securing IELTS a preliminary inquiry, an FIR was lodged with the Mehsana B Division police station against 45 persons. The investigation was conducted by deputy superintendent of police (DySP) Dinesh Chauhan, who filed a B summary (closure report) in a judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) court in April 2023 on the grounds of insufficient evidence in this case. The JMFC court on Oct 9, 2024, accepted the closure Mehsana superintendent of police, Achal Tyagi, objected to this development, and the police challenged the summary report before a sessions court, where the district govt pleader Vijay Barot pointed out an inadequate probe by the investigator and urged the court to transfer the investigation to the CBI in the interest of Chauhan hired a private lawyer to defend his decision to close the case and strongly opposed the prosecution's bid to reopen the investigation by getting the closure report hearing the case, additional sessions judge Chirag Pawar rued the situation where the public prosecutor, who was representing the police, sought a CBI probe. "It is required to be noted that district govt pleader is representing the police agency of state in the court of law and therefore, if he has lost faith in the police agency of the state of Gujarat then that would be a very sorry state of affairs, which needs to be viewed very seriously."The court did not accept the demand for a CBI probe, citing jurisdiction limitations. "However, having considered the seriousness of the offence which involved illegal migration of youth from state of the Gujarat to the foreign countries without qualifying necessary IELTS examination and without fulfilling necessary criteria for obtaining visa of foreign countries, the present revision application is required to be allowed by sending the case back to the trial court for passing appropriate order…", the court order sessions court has sent the matter back to the JMFC court for passing appropriate order of sending "the case to the Director General of Police of the Gujarat State for appointing honest and competent police officer to the rank of police inspector or DySP for making further investigation of the case on all the aspects within specific time and also to inquire into the aspect that why DySP Dinesh Chauhan submitted 'B' summary report without obtaining sanction and approval of higher authority," the order stated.
