Two accused sent to trial for attempt to cheat job aspirants in Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 1, KNT: The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir has submitted a chargesheet before the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class Chadoora in connection with FIR No. 43/2021, registered for offences under Sections 420, 511, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code.
The chargesheet has been filed against Showkat Ahmad Hajam, son of Mohammad Akbar Hajam, a local of Wagoora in Chadoora area of Budgam district, and Irshad Ahmad Ahanger, son of Ghulam Mohammad Ahanger, a local of Ratnipora in Pulwama district.
The case originated from a formal communication received by the Crime Branch from the Deputy Director, Agriculture, Kashmir, who reported that a woman had attempted to join the Agriculture Department on the basis of a fake and invalid appointment order. As per the complaint, on Nov 30, 2019, the woman approached the Directorate office with a photocopy of an alleged official communication bearing a reference number dated Nov 22, 2019.
Verification revealed that the communication was fake and had never been issued by the Directorate. Further examination showed that the appointment orders mentioned in the document, including Order No. 385 of 2019 dated April 26, 2019 and Order No. 16 of 2019 dated Jan 29, 2019, were also forged and fictitious.
During the course of investigation, it was established that accused Irshad Ahmad Ahanger had procured the forged communication from co-accused Showkat Ahmad Hajam. The fabricated order falsely projected the selection and appointment of three persons as orderlies in the Agriculture Department, Kashmir Division.
On the basis of this forged document, a woman from Pathan area of Pulwama was induced to believe that she had secured a genuine government appointment. Acting on this belief, she attempted to formally join the Agriculture Department at Srinagar on Nov 30, 2019, which led to the detection of the fraud.
Investigators concluded that the accused had entered into a criminal conspiracy to prepare and use forged appointment orders with the intention of cheating aspirants seeking government employment. Although no monetary transaction or wrongful gain or loss could be conclusively established, the acts amounted to an attempt to cheat, attracting the relevant penal provisions.
Upon completion of investigation, the Economic Offences Wing has presented the chargesheet before the competent court for judicial determination and further legal proceedings. [KNT]
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