Jammu, Dec 12: The Special Crime Wing Kashmir has filed a chargesheet in FIR No. 07/2022 before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Handwara.

The case pertains to an employee of the Public Works Department (R&B) who allegedly forged his date of birth to obtain illegal regularization.

The chargesheet invokes sections 420, 468, 471, and 201 of the RPC, relating to cheating, forgery, use of forged documents, and destruction of evidence.

The case originated from a communication issued by the Under Secretary to the Government, Public Works Department (R&B), seeking an investigation into the suspected manipulation of the date of birth of Abdul Rashid Lone, who was employed as a “Helper” in the R&B Division.

During an initial inquiry, Crime Branch Kashmir found that the accused had all

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