CB produces challan against ASO

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Sept 30: Crime Branch Jammu has produced a challan against Abdul Gani Bhat, Assistant Scientific Officer, (ASO), FSL, Srinagar, of Brain Nishat , Srinagar in Excise Court Jammu today in case FIR NO 21/2013 registered under Section 420,193,218 RPC in Police Station Jammu for extraneous considerations and abuse of his official position.
The officer who was asked to conduct chemical analysis of drug Maximizine -625 mg tablets in his report stated that Amoxicillin Trihydrate and Potassium Clavulanate was found present in the samples which was contrary to the report furnished by the Drug Testing Laboratory, Dalgate Srinagar.
In order to have a definite and conclusive opinion, another sample of the drug was sent to CFSL, New Delhi, where from it was reported that Amoxicillin Trihydrate was not present in the samples.
This way the officer tried to deceive the investigating agency in order to shield the accused persons from the process of law, in connivance with some other interested persons in the case including officials and officers of the FSL, a handout by police said.