Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 27: Crime Branch today produced challan against retired ASI Makhan Lal, son of Sarwanand of Trilokpur for tampering his date of birth certificate at the time of his appointment in Police Department in 1980.
A spokesman of the Crime Branch said that a letter from Commandant IR 13th Bn. Jammu was received in Crime Branch, Jammu mentioning that one Ashok Kumar of Vijay Nagar, Talab Tillo, Jammu had lodged a written complaint alleging that ASI Makhan Lal had produced a fake date of birth certificate at the time of his appointment in the Police Department.
During preliminary enquiry initiated under the orders of Armed Police Headquarters, a photostat copy of the School Leaving Certificate and first page of character roll of the official were obtained wherein his date of birth was reflected as March 30, 1954 but after verification from the concerned Government Higher Secondary School Dangiwacha, Baramulla, it came to fore that the actual date of birth of ASI was March 30, 1951 and the official had tampered his date of birth at the time of his recruitment as Constable in the Police Department.
On the basis of this letter, a formal case under Sections 420, 465, 466, 468, 471 RPC was registered and investigation started.
During the course of investigation, relevant records were obtained from quarters concerned and it was established that the accused had dishonestly tampered with his date of birth in order to make himself eligible for getting job in the Police Department and has caused wrongful loss to the State exchequer by withdrawing an excess amount of Rs 2,35,746 on account of excess.
On completion of investigation, challan was produced before Municipal Mobile Judicial Magistrate, Jammu.
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