Fake degree case: Shimla court declares private varsity promoters fugitive economic offenders

Key Highlights

• “A declaration has been made under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA) of 2018 against Mandeep Rana and his mother Ashoni Kanwar,” they said.
• The two are the promoters of a Solan-based Manav Bharti University along with the main promoter and Kanwar's husband, Raj Kumar Rana.
• Both of the accused declared as FEO are presently based in Australia, as per the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
• A charge sheet was filed by the ED in December 2022 against Raj Kumar Rana and 15 others.
• Subsequently, a special PMLA court took its cognisance in January 2023 and issued summons to Ashoni Kanwar and Mandeep Rana.