Srinagar, May 18: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against a former In-charge Superintendent Engineer of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation in connection with an alleged forgery and destruction of official records case.
According to officials, the chargesheet was submitted before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar in FIR No. 09/2015 registered under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 201 RPC.
The case was registered following a written complaint alleging manipulation of the date of birth in the service records of the then In-charge Superintendent Engineer.
During investigation, conducted by the then Police Station Crime Branch Kashmir, now Economic Offences Wing Kashmir, it was found that the accused had allegedly manipulated his date of birth in official records from October 28, 1955 to October 28, 1958 to obtain undue service benefits.
Officials said the alleged manipulation was confirmed through verification reports from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) Srinagar and Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education.
The investigation further revealed that the accused had allegedly destroyed his original service book to conceal evidence, leading to the invocation of Section 201 RPC related to destruction of evidence.
Crime Branch officials said the investigation established the allegations against the accused, following which the chargesheet was presented before the court for judicial determination.
Meanwhile, the Economic Offences Wing advised the public to remain vigilant against economic fraud and report such incidents to the authorities. Victims of economic offences have also been asked to submit complaints through the official channels of Crime Branch Kashmir.
