India, Sept. 17 -- An Indian-origin lawyer has been disbarred by the Barristers' Tribunal Service after his claims of studying at Oxford University were found to be false.

The lawyer was identified as 50-year-old Anurag Mohindru.

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) said an independent disciplinary tribunal ordered the lawyer to be disbarred after finding his 'professional misconduct'.

The tribunal, which commenced on September 8 and concluded on September 12, found that Mohindru had acted dishonestly by providing false information on his curriculum vitae during the course of an application to a chambers in 2012.

The board said the tribunal found the behaviour was a serious breach of the standards expected of members of the Bar.

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