Bhopal, Aug. 20 -- The police in Bhopal today registered an FIR against Congress MLA from Bhopal, Arif Masood, on charges of allegedly using forged documents to obtain a No Objection Certificate (NOC) and Recognition two decades ago for running the 'Indira Priyadarshini College' in the Khanugaon area of the city.

The FIR has been registered on the strict directives of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. The High Court Bench of Justice Atul Shreedharan and Justice Pradeep Mittal had directed the Bhopal Commissioner of Police to register the FIR against Masood as well as the officials of the MP Higher Education Department who were allegedly involved in providing the recognition to the College through forged papers and also for not taking any acti...