Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 4: A court here has convicted a former J&K Cooperative Managing Director for forging his date of birth to extend his service tenure, sentencing him to six years of imprisonment.
In a statement, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch, Kashmir, today said that Mohammad Shafi Banday, former Managing Director of J&K Cooperative Central Land Development Limited, has been convicted by the court for “fraudulently manipulating” his date of birth to “unlawfully extend his service tenure.”
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After a full trial, the Court of City Judge, Srinagar, CBK said, found the accused guilty under Sections 420, 468, and 471 RPC, sentencing him to two years of simple imprisonment on each count and a fine of Rs 5,000 per offence. “All sentences shall run concurrently,” the court held.
Detailing the case, the CBK said the matter originated from a complaint alleging that the accused had deliberately recorded his date of birth as 01.09.1939 instead of his actual year of birth, 1934, by producing a fake certificate.
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A probe was initiated by the CBK, during which verification confirmed the manipulation and further established that his actual date of birth was 26.06.1932.
“Subsequently, a formal case was registered at Crime Branch Kashmir (now Economic Offences Wing).”
During the course of investigation, the CBK said, the allegations were substantiated, revealing that the accused had overstayed in service for more than seven years, thereby causing wrongful gain to himself and a corresponding loss to the State exchequer.
Accordingly, a charge sheet was filed before the Court for judicial determination.
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