SRINAGAR: A court in Srinagar has convicted a man for fraudulently obtaining appointment as a constable in the 9th Battalion of the Indian Reserve Police (IRP) by using a forged 10+2 qualification certificate, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir said on Wednesday.
According to the EOW, formerly known as the Crime Branch Kashmir, the conviction came in a long-pending recruitment fraud case. 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 Bunpora Trehgam, Kupwara, for securing the government job through a fake educational certificate.
The court sentenced the convict to three years’ rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 under Section 420 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC). In default of payment of the fine, he will undergo 15 days’ simple imprisonment.
The court also awarded two years’ simple imprisonment under Section 471 RPC for using a forged document as genuine. Both substantive sentences will run concurrently.
An EOW spokesperson said the forged certificate was seized during the investigation and sent to the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) for verification. The Board confirmed that the certificate was forged, forming the basis of the prosecution’s case.
The spokesperson urged people not to use forged or fabricated documents for employment or any official purpose, warning that such offences are punishable under law and may result in imprisonment, financial penalties and lasting damage to a person’s reputation and career.
