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Srinagar, Nov 7 (IANS) A court in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city on Friday convicted a police sub-inspector (SI) of falsifying his date of birth to gain illegal service benefits.
The court of City Judge Srinagar has convicted a sub-inspector of Jammu and Kashmir Police and sentenced him to three years’ simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000 for forging his date of birth to gain illegal service benefits including extensions and promotions.
Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch officials said that Crime Branch Kashmir had registered a case in 2023 against Sub-Inspector Jagdesh Singh, son of Kartar Singh, resident of Arina Budgam on charges of tampering with his date of birth in the official records.
“During investigation, the officer’s matriculation certificate, session 1974, roll number 6759, was sent to Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) for verification.
Bose officials confirmed the certificate to be fake and fabricated and certified his actual date of birth as November 10, 1957. However, the accused fraudulently made changes in his service documents including character roll and matriculation records dated November 10, 1959, to illegally obtain two years’ extension of service and related benefits.
“During the trial, the crime branch produced around 16 witnesses in support of the prosecution.
“After an 11-year long trial, City Judge Srinagar Abdul Bari, in a detailed 68-page judgment, found the accused guilty under sections 420, 511 and 468 of the Indian Penal Code (RPC).
“The court held that the officer had knowingly defrauded the authorities for personal gain by manipulating his official records and accordingly, sentenced him to three years of simple imprisonment under section 420 read with 511 RPC and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000,” officials said.
Let us tell you that only two days ago, the court had convicted the former Managing Director of Cooperative Land Development Bank of falsifying the date of birth to extend the service tenure illegally.
–IANS
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