Crime Branch Srinagar has produced a charge sheet against a teacher and two revenue officers for producing a fake backward caste certificate, officials said today.
A spokesperson said that Special Crime Wing (Crime Branch) Srinagar produced charge sheet of case FIR No. 25/2012 before the Hon’ble Court of Anti-Corruption Court Anantnag on 05.10.2023 against three accused persons for their involvement in commission of offences punishable under section 420,467,468,471,201,120-B RPC , 5(2) PC Act,”.
He said the case was registered in Crime Branch Kashmir on a complaint from then Zonal Education Officer Kulgam, wherein, it was alleged that one Rashid-Ul-Hassan Gojjar S/o Gh. Hassan R/o Arigatnoo Tehsil Kulgam has been appointed as teacher through Service Selection Board in terms of order No. 2034 of 2007 dated 17/10/2007 under reserved category i.e ST category.
According to the media that the said teacher submitted his joining report on 07/11/2007 in the office of ZEO Kulgam and produced requisite certificates/documents including ST, PRC and DOB Certificates.On analyzing the certificates, it was found that the caste of appointee in DOB certificate was reflected as” Wagay” which contradicted with caste of Gojjar reflected in his PRC & ST certificates.
During the probe, it was revealed that the actual caste of the appointee is “Wagay” and he in league with revenue officials managed to change his caste from “Wagay” to “Gojjar”. Subsequently, a formal case vide FIR No. 25/2012 U/S 420,120-B r/w 5(2) PC Act was registered in P/S Crime Branch Kashmir and investigation was taken up,” added the spokesman.
The accused officials abused their official positions and in furtherance of criminal conspiracy, prepared and acted on a false and fake mutation and thereby for their ulterior motives issued fake Schedule Tribe Certificate in favour of accused beneficiary, who used the same to get himself selected/appointed as Teacher in District Kulgam under ST Category, as such committed offences U/S 420, 467, 468,471, 201,120-B RPC , 5(2) PC Act.”Finally, on the basis of evidences, the investigation of the case was concluded as proved U/S 420,467,468,471,201,120-B RPC, 5(2) PC Act against the said accused persons.
