SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir on Thursday said it has filed a chargesheet before the Court of Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Chadoora in Budgam district in a fake appointment order case related to the Agriculture Department.
The chargesheet has been filed in FIR No. 43/2021 under Sections 420/511, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code against two accused Showkat Ahmad Hajam, son of Mohd Akbar Hajam of Wagoora, Chadoora in Budgam district, and Irshad Ahmad Ahanger, son of Ghulam Mohd Ahanger of Ratnipora in Pulwama district.
The case originated from a communication received from the Deputy Director, Agriculture, alleging that a woman had attempted to join the Agriculture Department on the basis of a fake and invalid appointment order.
EOW said that on November 30, 2019, the woman visited the department carrying a photocopy of a purported official communication bearing No. Agri/ESstt-NG/2018-19/8451-53 dated November 22, 2019. Upon verification, the document was found to be fake and fictitious, as it had not been issued by the Directorate.
Further investigation revealed that the appointment orders quoted Order No. 385/Estt. of 2019 dated April 26, 2019, and Order No. 16/Estt. of 2019 dated January 29, 2019 were also forged. The fake order showed three persons as selected or appointed as orderlies in the Agriculture Department, Kashmir Division.
During the probe, it was established that accused Irshad Ahmad Ahanger had obtained the forged appointment order from co-accused Showkat Ahmad Hajam. Based on the fake document, a woman from Pathan area of Pulwama was induced to believe that she had been legitimately appointed and subsequently attempted to join the department in Srinagar on November 30, 2019.
EOW said the accused had entered into a criminal conspiracy to prepare and use forged appointment orders with the intention to cheat aspirants of government employment. Although no monetary transaction or wrongful gain or loss could be established, the act amounted to an attempt to cheat under Section 511 of the IPC.
Upon completion of the investigation, the chargesheet was filed before the competent court for judicial determination. — (KIMS)