Srinagar: The Economic Offence Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir filed a chargesheet against two women for producing fake date of birth certificates to join the Handicrafts department.
In a statement, the Crime Branch said that it filed a charge-sheet in under sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 201 RPC before the Court of City Judge Srinagar against Hassina Bano, resident of Astanpora Rawalpora, and Shugufta Bano, resident of Rose Lane, Near Salfia Masjid Budshah Mohalla, Lal Bazar, Srinagar.
“The case (against them) was registered upon a written communication received from Director Handicrafts, Kashmir, wherein it was alleged that Ex-Manager Massive Carpets Scheme, Handicrafts Department, filed a writ petition before the High Court, wherein among other issues, the petitioner raised doubt against the qualification and age of other employees of Massive Carpet Scheme,” the statement said.
Accordingly, a case (FIR No. 21/2020) was registered in Police Station Crime Branch Kashmir and investigation started.
“During the course of the investigation, it came to fore that the entry in Service Book as fake Date of Birth and other circumstances clearly established/proves that the accused Hasina Bano and Shugufta Bano joined in the Handicrafts department on the basis of fake and fabricated date of birth certificates,” it said.
The investigation agency said that offences under section 420, 467, 468, 471, 201 have been established and accordingly the charge-sheet in the case was produced before the Court of City Judge Srinagar.
