New Delhi, Nov 16: The head of the Department of Buddhist Studies of the Delhi University has written to the varsity registrar informing him about cancellation of Ankiv Baisoya's admission after it was found he furnished a fake degree, police said Friday.

Sources from the registrar office said Professor K T S Sarao, the head of the Department of Buddhist Studies, has written to the registrar office after they received confirmation from the Thiruvalluvar University that Baisoya was never a student of the varsity.

"He has written a letter to registrar informing about the cancellation of admission. A copy of this has been given to SHO (Maurice Nagar). We have written to the registrar. If any communication is made by any authority, we may take legal action," Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Harendra Kumar Singh said.

Baisoya, who was elected the DUSU president in September, resigned from his post on Thursday after the ABVP asked him to do so. He has also been suspended from the students' outfit till an inquiry is complete into the allegations.

While the ABVP said the decision was taken to maintain the "genuineness" of the DUSU, the move drew criticism from the NSUI and AISA, which claimed it was done under pressure ahead of the high court hearing on November 20.

In a Facebook post, Baisoya said he was resigning from the post of DUSU president because he respects the mandate of the Delhi University students, who voted for him.

Congress-affiliated National Students' Union of India (NSUI) leader Sunny Chillar has filed a plea in the Delhi High Court seeking to set aside Baisoya's election, alleging that according to news reports the registrar of Thiruvalluvar University "unambiguously and unequivocally" declared Baisoya's certificate to be "fake and forged".

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Mangaluru: Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, was celebrated by Muslims in Dakshina Kannada on Friday with great joy and fervor.

They gathered in large numbers and offered Namaz with devotion in mosques, where Eid Khutba and spiritual discourse were organized, after which, they shared wishes with hand shakes and hugs.

Later, they visited the graves of deceased family members and prayed for the departed souls.

The Muslims, from children to elderly citizens, dressed themselves in new clothes, applied 'attar' and had special food and sweets prepared for Eid.

They also visited their relatives', friends' and neighbors' houses and wished them for the festival.

At the Eidgah Juma Masjid on Lighthouse Hill in Mangaluru, DK District Qazi Alhaj Twaka Ahmed Musliyar recited the Khutba.

The Eid Namaz was held under the leadership of Khatib Syed Shamsuddin Basit Ba Alavi Tanl Al Ansari of Zeenat Bakhsh Kendra Juma Masjid, Bandar.

President of the Zeenat Bakhsh Kendra Juma Masjid and Eidgah Juma Masjid, Alhaj Yenepoya Abdullah Kunhi, Vice President K Ashraf, Treasurer SM Rashid Haji and others participated.

Assembly Speaker UT Khader, MLC Ivan D'Souza, City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy and other officials paid a cordial visit and wished them on the occasion.

Eid Namaz and Khutba were offered at the Ullal Kendra Juma Masjid under the leadership of Khatib Hafil Abdul Majeed Falili Hikami Sakhafi, with Ullal Dargah President BJ Hanif Haji and others participating in the celebration.