SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch JK has filed a charge-sheet against five persons in connection with an alleged forgery case involving appointment, transfer and relieving documents in the Education Department.
The charge-sheet was presented before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Budgam, in FIR No. 36/2021 registered under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 201 and 120-B of the RPC.
The accused have been identified as Nisar Ahmad Bhat of Iqbal Colony, Tral, Pulwama; Shakir Gull of Kachdoora, Shopian; Mohammad Ayaz Rather of Takipora, Ratnipora, Shopian; Sheikh Ruhail Ahmad of Kachdoora, Shopian; and Tanveer Ahmad Rather of Khudpora Mowgam, Anantnag.
The case originated from a communication received from the Director, School Education Kashmir, regarding three persons who had joined as teachers in Zone Nagam, Charar-i-Sharief, Budgam, on the basis of purported transfer and adjustment orders allegedly issued by the Directorate.
During the investigation, the questioned documents were found to contain forged signatures, order numbers and dispatch/endorsement numbers. Records obtained from the Zonal Education Officer, Nagam, and Chief Education Officer, Budgam, confirmed that Mohammad Ayaz Rather, Sheikh Ruhail Ahmad and Tanveer Ahmad Rather had been transferred or adjusted on the strength of the disputed documents.
Verification from the Directorate further established that its order book had been closed on December 31, 2019, indicating that the order and endorsement numbers cited in the documents were fictitious. The investigation also found that the three individuals had never been appointed anywhere in the Education Department.
According to the Crime Branch, Nisar Ahmad Bhat, a teacher, and Shakir Gull allegedly acted as facilitators or intermediaries. The investigation further alleged that Bhat arranged the means and machinery used to fabricate and print the forged official documents.
The Crime Branch said the allegations were substantiated during the investigation and the charge-sheet was filed for judicial determination.
The EOW Kashmir has urged people to remain vigilant against economic fraud and report suspicious activities to the SSP, EOW Kashmir. Complaints can also be submitted through email at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).
