Srinagar: Crime Branch Kashmir on Tuesday filed a charge-sheet against a class-IV employee in Tourism department for allegedly producing a fake promotion order more than a decade ago.
A Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) statement said that the case FIR No: 34/2010 under section 420,468,471 RPC at police station CBK was registered in 2010 against one Sonullah Buhroo, Chowkidar Class IV, Department of Tourism Kashmir of Nadihal Bandipora, who was produced before the Court of Passenger Tax, Srinagar for securing his promotion as Senior Watchman on the basis of a “fake and forged” promotion order.
The CBK had earlier received a communication from Deputy Director Tourism Kashmir, alleging therein that Bhuroo has been shown adjusted against the available post of Senior Watchman and placed in the grade of Rs 4000-6000 till he successfully completes two year probation.
“The order in question is fake and forged and has not been issued by the department to whom its issuance is attributed,” it said, adding accordingly, FIR was registered.
During the course of investigation there was no averment to this effect that the promotion of the accused in the Department of Tourism was on the basis of genuine promotion.
“Besides, under the Subordinate Recruitment Rules of J&K Tourism Department, the accused was not eligible for Sr Watchman not even junior assistant,” the CBK said, adding, “During investigation it has been established that the accused has managed the alleged promotion order fraudulently/dishonestly and produced the same before the concerned department.”
