Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 28: Crime Branch Jammu has booked a Patwari for manipulating official records for his relative in getting Government job on the basis of place of residence.
A formal criminal case has been registered against accused relative Abdul Manan Malik, son of Mohd Jameel of village Samote, Tehsil Koteranka, Rajouri and the then Patwari Samote, ArshadI Iqbal Malik for fabricating fake PRC in favour of the former to claim wrong residential proof in order to get the undue benefit of entitlement and seek a Government job while causing corresponding loss to the deserving candidates.
The case owes it origin to a communication received by Crime Branch from Police Headquarters J&K which revealed that complainant Pardeep Singh of village Gundi had lodged a written complaint with SSP Vigilance Rajouri-Poonch Range, alleging therein that one post of RET was published in which the accused Abdul Manan Malik, who was not a resident of village Gundi but was a permanent inhabitant of Village Samote, filed his application for obtaining PRC from village Gundi and applied for the post. Complainant further alleged that the said PRC was issued in connivance with the Revenue officials, particularly Arshad Iqbal Malik, the then Patwari Samote. The said Patwari made a wrong entry in the Revenue record and Ration Card of Abdul Manan to enable him procure a fake PRC for facilitating him to get undue benefits thereof.
On the basis of complaint from the public of village Gundi that wrong PRC has been issued in favour of accused Abdul Manan, the office of Assistant Commissioner Revenue initiated enquiry and verification was got done through Tehsildar Koteranka who reported that the accused Abdul Manan is a resident of village Samote and his file was processed and recommended to Addl Deputy Commissioner Rajouri, for issuance of PRC for village Gundi. Subsequently Assistant Commissioner Revenue Rajouri, Sachin Dev Singh Jamwal established in enquiry that the said accused is resident of village Samote and not of village Gundi and therefore if at all PRC is issued in his favour from the Village Gundi, the same may be treated as illegal.
In order to conduct an in-depth probe into the allegations, a formal criminal case under section 420, 465, 467, 468, 120-B IPC & Sec 5(2) Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered in Police Station Crime Branch, Jammu against the accused persons.
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