MUMBAI, July 31 -- Five candidates who had applied for the posts of peon/porter at the Bombay High Court were booked in a case on Tuesday after it was found they had forged their Class 7 mark sheets and certificate. According to the police, the high court was in the process of hiring peons and porters, so it published an advertisement in April 2023, following which applications poured in. In September 2024, 128 selected candidates and 32 wait-listed names were published. The accused were identified as Avinash Panchpille from Washim, Ajay Gayki from Buldhana, Hrishikesh Kedare from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Mangesh Rane from Yavatmal, and Paranjape Yadav from Kolhapur. All five had passed the screening test, completed a health check-up, and cleared other interviews. "When they verified the documents with the schools they claimed to have passed from in their mark sheets, it was found that there was no entry of them in these schools," said the police officer. Based on a complaint by the assistant manager (bombay high court, appeals department, the police registered a case for forgery. "We registered the offence on Tuesday and will make the arrests soon," said the police officer....