ALAPPUZHA: Another fake certificate scam is smoldering inside SFI even before abating the shame caused by another leader K Vidya. Now, SFI, Kayankulam area secretary Nikhil Thomas is in the dock for involvement in document forgery. Nikhil acquired the MCom seat by submitting a certificate for the subject he never passed. Learning about the incident, SFI has decided to oust Nikhil from the district committee.

As of now, Nikhil is a second-year student at MSM College for MCom. Interestingly, the complaint against Nikhil came from another SFI cadre who is junior to Nikhil at the same MSM college. Accusations came to the forefront almost three months back saying the certificate submitted by Nikhil for securing M com seat was fake.

It was during 2018-20 time that Nikhil studied in MSM college for BCom, but never passed the examinations. Nikhil helmed high posts including that of UUC and the university union joint secretary during his time in college. However, he adopted malice by submitting a BCom certificate from Kalinga University to gain admission.

SFI has asked Nikhil to provide an explanation about the muddle surrounding the certificate. Nikhil asked for time and evaded scrutiny reasoning for the delay in receiving the certificate from the university. Finding the sham in place, SFI decided to suspend Nikhil Thomas from the organization.