The admission issue blew up in October last year, when it came up for discussion at a Syndicate meeting. A primary inquiry was instituted in November; all the suspect admission forms were seized, but the students were not barred from classes.

In December, a three-member committee comprising Pro-Vice-Chancellor Deepak Kumar De, K C Mehta and V C Shah launched a probe into the affair and recommended that the results of the students concerned be withheld.

They also found then Commerce faculty dean B S Patel responsible for the students' admission, but dismissed all charges against Shireesh Kulkarni, who was accused of signing the fake caste certificates. Talking to Express Newsline, MSU Vice-Chancellor Anil Kane said since the panel had not suggested any action against the guilty, the CID had been asked to conduct an impartial probe and come to a fair conclusion.