75-year-old man booked for duping people with fake honorary doctorates
Hyderabad (PTI): A case was registered against a 75-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh for allegedly duping seven persons by giving fake honorary doctorates, police said.
The accused, who runs a cultural organisation in Guntur district, presented "certificates of honorary doctorates" to the seven people at an event held in the city on Sunday, and these were not conferred by any university.
According to police, the accused, who had earlier felicitated people with awards through his organisation, had approached people by promising to present them with honorary doctorates, police said.
The complainant, a scholar, stated that he received a message from the accused through an instant messaging app inviting him to apply for the honorary doctorate. The accused collected Rs 20,000 from the complainant as a "membership fee" towards the honorary doctorate, police said.
The complainant and six others were presented with certificates of honorary doctorates by the accused through his organisation.
Based on the complaint, a cheating case was registered against the man, a police official at Saifabad Police Station said.
The man claimed ignorance that honorary doctorates are to be conferred only by universities, police said, adding that further investigation is on.
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Allen, Raghuvanshi, Green power KKR to 29-run win over GT
Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.
Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).
Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.
In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.
Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.
For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.
Brief Score:
KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).
GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).
