SRINAGAR, DECEMBER,12:
Special Crime Wing (Crime Branch) Kashmir in a firm action against fraud, forgery and destruction of evidence, produced charge sheet in case FIR No. 07/2022 under section 420,468,471,201 RPC before the Hon’ble Court of CJM Handwara on 11.12.25 against an accused employee who deliberately forged and used a fake date of birth certificate to secure illegal regularization in Public Works Department (R&B).
The said case originates from a communication from Under Secretary to Government Public Works Department (R&B) for conducting investigation regarding fake DOB of Abdul Rashid Lone S/o Mohammad Ahsan Lone R/o Chogal Handwara working as “Helper” in R&B Department Division. Acting on this complaint, initially an enquiry was initiated in Crime Branch Kashmir. During the course of enquiry it was found that the accused employee at the time of his regularization had prepared a fake medical certificate showing his DOB as 01.04.1968 and produced the said certificate for seeking his undue regularization in the said department. However, during the process of enquiry, the DOB recorded in the medical certificate was found in contradiction to the records maintained by the school wherein DOB has been recorded as 04.04.1950 and subsequently a formal case vide FIR No. 07/2022 U/S 420,468,471,201 RPC was registered in P/S CBK and investigation was taken up.
During the course of investigation, it emerged that the accused acting in a criminal conspiracy had prepared a fake DOB certificate and produced the same for his undue regularization in the said department. The investigation established prima facie evidence of cheating, forgery, destruction of evidence and conspiracy. Subsequently, the charge sheet has been produced before the Hon’ble court for judicial determination.
The Special Crime Wing Kashmir reiterates its zero tolerance for falsification of records and fraudulent attempts to secure government benefits. The wing remains committed to upholding the rule of law through rigorous, transparent and uncompromising investigations.