2 booked in fake certificate case

Jammu, Oct 16: Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch (CB) Monday filed a chargesheet against a father-son duo for preparing a fake School Leaving Certificate (SLC) to get a government job in the Power Development Department (PDD) of J&K.

A spokesperson of the Crime Branch said that on a written complaint lodged by one Sarfaraz Ahmed, Bashir Ahmed and his son Mukhtyar Ahmed of RS Pura were booked for their alleged involvement in hatching a criminal conspiracy.

“The complainant had alleged the SLC issued in favour of Mukhtyar Ahmed in 1979 was not genuine. He (Sarfaraz) had filed the complaint on the basis of information obtained from the Chief Education Officer (CEO), Jammu, under the RTI Act. The admission existed in the name of one Nazia Bano, as such the certificate produced by Mukhtyar Ahmed was fake,” the spokesman said.

On the basis of relevant records and other evidence, it was found that the accused, in connivance with his father, hatched the criminal conspiracy, accordingly they were booked and a charge sheet was filed, the spokesperson said.