Forgery case accused K Vidya taken into custody

Palakkad: The police have nabbed K Vidya, a PhD scholar and former SFI leader, who is alleged to have forged documents in order to obtain the position of a guest lecturer. 

Agali Police nabbed her from Meppayur here on Wednesday and was taken into custody. It is learnt that arrest will be recorded on Thursday.

The accused has been absconding for two weeks. The development comes at a time when police and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan-led home department have been facing flak for the delay in her arrest. The major allegation in the limelight was that the regime has been trying to save her as she is a former member of SFI, a student organisation of CPM--the ruling party.

Vidya is accused of forging an experience certificate, claiming to have worked as an 'assistant professor on contract’ at Maharaja’s College, to apply for temporary teaching jobs in government colleges. Attappady Government College's principal, who doubted the authenticity of the certificate, alerted Maharaja’s College about it. Maharaja’s College found the document was forged using fake letterhead and seal and immediately filed a complaint with the police. 

Another accusation is that the reservation-related rules were violated during Vidya's Phd admission at Kalady Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit University.