Crime Branch Kashmir Produces Chargesheet Against 9 Persons For Involvement In Fraudently Securing Jobs in SKIMS Soura

Srinagar, July 21(GNS): Crime Branch Kashmir on Friday said that its Economic Offences Wing Srinagar produced chargesheet in a court against 9 people for securing jobs Fraudently in SKIMS Soura.

In a handout to GNS, the CBK said that its Economic Offences Wing, Srinagar [Crime Branch Kashmir] produced the charge-report in Case FIR No. 26/2015 u/Ss 420, 468, 471 & 120-B RPC of P/S Crime Branch Kashmir against nine persons for their alleged involvement in fraudulently securing jobs in SKIMS Soura after having committed criminal conspiracy, cheating, and forgery of certificates etc.

According to spokesman, the case owes its origin to an official communication received by Crime Branch Kashmir from the Director, SKIMS Soura who complained that pursuant to SKIMS Soura order No. SIMS-23 (P) of 2015, among others, (i) Shakoor Ahmad Tantray S/o Mohammad Yousuf Tantray R/o Ponipora Kulgam; (ii) Mohammad Shahid Murtaza S/o Mohammad Shaban Dar R/o Wanpora Kulgam; (iii) Shazia Hassan D/o Gh. Hassan R/o Kulpora Srandoo Kulgam; (iv) Mudasir Bashir Sofi S/o Bashir Ahmad Sofi R/o Noorbagh Kulgam and (v) Shameem Ahmad Naik S/o Hamidullah Naik R/o Banimullah Kulgam were appointed as Nursing Orderlies subject to verification/ genuineness of their academic credentials/ D.O.B. certificates etc. However, as per the verification report furnished by the Joint Secretary (Verification), J&K State Board of School Education, Kashmir it transpired that the academic/ D.O.B. certificates submitted by the above-named individuals were fake and forged. Accordingly, Case FIR No. 26 of 2015 came to be registered in P/S Crime Branch Kashmir and investigation was started to probe into the allegations.

During investigation it was determined that, in addition to the five accused individuals named above, two more individuals, viz., Aamir Hassan Khan S/o Ghulam Hassan Khan R/o Badrakund Ganderbal and Jehangir Ahmad Dar S/o Gh. Hassan Dar R/o Ashmuji Kulgam had also produced fake/ forged certificates for securing the said job in SKIMS Soura. It also came to fore during investigation that two persons, viz., Rashid-ul-Hassan Gojjar S/o Gh. Hassan R/o Aarigutnoo Kulgam and Mohammad Akbar Lone (now deceased) S/o Gh. Rasool Lone R/o Gund Fatehpora Anantnag were responsible for forging and fabrication of the marks cards for monetary considerations, he said.

Evidence collected during investigation has established individual and collective criminal culpability and proved that offences punishable U/Ss 420, 468, 471 & 120-B RPC have been committed by the nine accused persons; accordingly, charge-report (challan) of the instant Case has been presented before the Hon’ble Court of Forest Magistrate, Srinagar for judicial determination, reads the statement.(GNS)

Weather Update for Jammu and Kashmir

There is a possibility of a rain shower in some areas of Jammu and Kashmir today.
Intense showers can’t be ruled out.

Weather Outlook for the next 2 days

Jammu Region: ⚠️
There is a chance of heavy to very heavy rain showers in some areas of Jammu region on Saturday morning. Some parts may continue to experience rain showers until evening, but the peak intensity is expected during the morning hours.
Similar weather conditions are also anticipated on Sunday, with showers likely to persist until evening.

Kashmir Region:
Generally, light to moderate rain showers are expected on Saturday and Sunday. However, a few areas can experience intense showers.

Note:
● There is a chance of hailstorms, cloudbursts, intense showers, and flash floods for both Kashmir and Jammu.
● The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway may experience shooting stones/landslides.

Regards: Kashmir Weather

F&ES Aspirants Continue With Protests, Urge LG Led Admin To Make Inquiry Report Public

Babar Rather

Srinagar, July 20 (GNS): Dozens of aspiring candidates who have applied for various posts in the Jammu and Kashmir Fire and Emergency Services continued their protest on Thursday, urging the LG Manoj Sinha led administration to make public a report on alleged irregularities in the recruitment process.

The agitated aspirants assembled at the Press Enclave Srinagar to reiterate their demand for the cancellation of the selection process, requesting the case to be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The protesters, as per GNS, expressed frustration over the ‘administration’s failure to release the report of a three-member panel led by additional chief secretary (Home) R K Goyal formed on December 12, 2022 to investigate the alleged irregularities’.

According to the aspirants, they have been voicing their concerns for the past seven months, but their genuine demands have not been addressed till now.

They urged the LG led administration to make the inquiry report public to ensure transparency and fairness in the recruitment process.

Notably the instant issue dates back to 2013 when around 60,000 aspirants applied for 870 posts of firemen and firemen drivers. After a physical standard test and a written examination conducted by the recruitment board, approximately 14,000 candidates were shortlisted. However, the interviews scheduled for 2014 were canceled due to floods. Subsequently, the entire recruitment process was canceled in 2017 following the directives of the then chief minister.

The candidates then approached the high court, which ordered the government to conduct the recruitment process anew. In 2018, a physical test was held for the 14,000 shortlisted aspirants, with 7,000 of them passing and proceeding to the written examination. However, this written examination was also canceled by the court after allegations of irregularities and mass cheating, which were supported by an official inquiry panel.

Finally, a fresh examination was conducted on September 20, 2020, and a selection list was issued, leading to the completion of the recruitment process in the following month. However, unsuccessful candidates staged protests, claiming further irregularities and paper leaks in the process.

The demand for the cancellation of the selection list in the fire and emergency services department gained momentum after the Jammu and Kashmir administration canceled the police sub-inspector recruitment process in July and handed over the case to the CBI.

As the protests continue, the aspirants remain determined to seek justice and transparency in the recruitment process by pressuring the administration to release the findings of the inquiry panel publicly. (GNS)