According to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), 23 individuals were investigated by the MOM for degrees from Manav Bharti University.
Two jailed so far
Two Indian nationals have been jailed after they tried to use fake degrees to apply for the work pass.
The two-man are Bailwal Sunil Dutt and Sutradhar Bijoy both of them declared that they are university graduates from Manav Bharti University.
Bilawal was sentenced to 1-week jail and Sutradhar received sentencing of 4 weeks jail.
Both of them will be barred from Singapore and 19 other individuals will soon be barred from Singapore as well
Tried to get higher salary and S pass
Baiwal applied for a job as a restaurant cook and claims that he has a degree, Sutradhar tried to apply for an S pass as well as an assistant warehouse manager.
The forge degree only cost them SGD$730. While in Singapore any degree would have cost over 5 figures.
Sutradhar was paid up to SGD$3,000 during his employment in Singapore.