SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Kashmir on Wednesday said it has secured the conviction of an accused in a long-pending recruitment fraud case involving the use of a forged academic qualification certificate to obtain employment in the Jammu and Kashmir Police.
According to an EOW statement, 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 Budgam 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.
The statement said that 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.
Following the investigation, the court sentenced the accused to three years’ rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹1,000 for the offence punishable under Section 420 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC). In default of payment of the fine, the convict shall undergo 15 days of simple imprisonment.
The court also sentenced the accused to two years’ simple imprisonment under Section 471 of the RPC. Both substantive sentences will run concurrently.
The EOW Kashmir advised the public against using forged or fabricated documents for employment or any official purpose, warning that such offences are punishable under law and can result in imprisonment, fines and lasting damage to an individual’s reputation and career. — (KIMS)