LUCKNOW, April 4 -- Fresh dismissals in Mainpuri have strengthened indications that forged documents may have been used for years to secure government teaching jobs in Uttar Pradesh, with seven teachers appointed as far back as 2013 and 2014 found to have used allegedly fake UPTET-2011 records. The development adds a new dimension to the widening recruitment scam in the state's basic education department, suggesting that the use of forged eligibility certificates was not a recent aberration but part of a pattern that may have gone undetected for over a decade. Officials said the seven teachers were dismissed on Wednesday after a high court-monitored verification exercise found their UPTET-2011 mark sheets and certificates to be forged. What has particularly alarmed the department is the timeline: six of those removed were appointed in 2013 and one in 2014, indicating that questionable appointments may have entered the system during earlier recruitment cycles and continued unchecked for years. The fresh action follows multiple FIRs in Sitapur, where teachers were similarly accused of securing jobs using fake TET records, pointing to a possible statewide modus operandi in the controversial 12,460 assistant teacher recruitment drive. Basic Shiksha Adhikari Deepika Gupta said the dismissals followed failed online verification of TET-2011 records and a subsequent re-examination carried out in compliance with Allahabad High Court directions issued in 2025. The re-verification by the Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, Prayagraj confirmed the documents were fake, following which action was taken. Basic Shiksha Adhikari Deepika Gupta said the dismissals followed failed online verification of TET-2011 records and a subsequent re-examination carried out in compliance with Allahabad high court directions issued on March 2 and April 15, 2025. Those dismissed are Harvendra Kumar, Sheela Devi, Usha Devi, Chandrakant, Veerpal Singh, Vikas Chandra and Surekha, posted in schools across Kishni, Barnahal and Ghiror blocks of Mainpuri district. htc...