Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 27: Special Mobile Magistrate, Srinagar has convicted Headmaster of Government Middle School, who had secured his appointment as teacher on fictitious date of birth certificate.
The accused, namely Meharban Khan, son of Klandar Khan of Gojerpati Argam Bandipora, the then Headmaster of Government Middle School Garoora Bandipora, has been convicted in case FIR No 43/05 of P/S Crime Branch Kashmir and awarded punishment of three and half year imprisonment with fine of Rs 50000.
The investigation conducted by the CBK into the allegation of securing appointment as teacher by the accused on production of fictitious date of birth certificate has established that the accused at the time of submission of application form, was overage and in order to overcome the age bar, he resorted to falsification of a date of birth certificate and produced the same before SSRB and has thereby induced the authorities to select him as teacher on the basis of said fake date of birth certificate.
On the strength of cogent and clinching evidence, the charge sheet of the case was produced before competent court of law. During the course of trial the prosecution conducted by Senior PO, Ab Rasheed, on behalf of Crime Branch, substantiated the allegation and on appreciating the evidence produced by prosecution, the court convicted the accused person and awarded him punishment of three and half year imprisonment with fine of Rs 50000 .
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