The Crime Branch Srinagar on Saturday produced a chargesheet in a court in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district against an Ayurveda practitioner who allegedly secured admission and job by using a forged degree certificate.

The chargesheet was produced before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Ganderbal against accused Shahid-ul-Islam of Kangan, Ganderbal for his involvement in commission of offences punishable under section 420,465,468,471,201 of the Ranbir Penal Code.

The accused had used a forged 10+2 certificate for obtaining admission in Bachelor of Unani Medicine & Surgery ( BUMS) course and even managed to get the government job, to which he was not entitled, a statement issued by the Crime Branch said.

The case was registered in Police Station Special Crime Wing- Crime Branch Kashmir on a complaint lodged by Dr. Zaffar Shaheen of Manigam, Ganderbal, alleging therein that Shahid has obtained admission in BUMS Course, session-2014 at Institute of Asian Medical Sciences, through the University of Kashmir, on the basis of a fake and forged 10+2 marks certificate.

It was also alleged that the said accused has applied for issuance of a “Provisional Registration Certificate” to the Registrar, Board of Ayurvedic/Unani System of Medicine, on the basis of fake marks certificate.
Accordingly an enquiry was initiated which turned into registration of the instant case, the statement said.

The investigation revealed that the accused produced fake 10+2 marks certificate for getting admission in BUMS programme Session-2014.

The investigation has also found that after completion of the said course, the accused submitted an application before the Registrar Board of Ayurvedic “ Unani System of Medicines” for issuance of Provisional Registration Certificate.

“On the basis of degree certificate of BUMS and fake 10+2 marks certificate, the accused was selected as Medical Officer (AYUSH) vide order No. 08 DRHSG of 2014 dated 20.01.2014 issued by Director Rural Health Mission, J&K. The accused submitted his joining report on 20.01.2014.

However, the accused was terminated from the government services in 2022 by J&K government,” they said.

On the basis of facts and circumstances that emerged during the course of investigation, the case has been chargesheeted against the accused person before the court of CJM Ganderbal, where from he has been sent to judicial custody.

(With UNI Inputs)