Crime Branch Kashmir Secures Conviction in Fake Certificate Recruitment Fraud
Srinagar, KNT: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Kashmir, formerly known as the Crime Branch Kashmir, has secured the conviction of an accused in a long-pending recruitment fraud case involving the use of a forged educational qualification certificate to obtain government employment.
The Court of the Special Mobile Magistrate, 13th Finance Commission/Railway Magistrate, Srinagar, convicted Nazir Ahmad Malik, son of Abdul Aziz Malik, a resident of Bonpora, Thregam Kupwara, for fraudulently securing appointment as a Constable in the 9th Battalion of the Indian Reserve Police (IRP) by using a fake 10+2 qualification certificate.
During the investigation, the forged certificate was seized and sent to the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) for verification. The Board confirmed that the certificate was forged, providing crucial evidence in the case.
Following the trial, the court sentenced the convict to three years’ rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs. 1,000 under Section 420 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC). In default of payment of the fine, the convict shall undergo simple imprisonment for 15 days.
The court also sentenced the accused to two years’ simple imprisonment under Section 471 RPC for using a forged document as genuine. Both substantive sentences will run concurrently. [KNT]
