JAMMU, Oct 24: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch today filed a chargesheet before the Court of 4th Additional Munsiff, Jammu, against Sohan Lal Singh and his father, Veer Singh (now deceased), for allegedly securing a government job using a forged matriculation certificate.
The chargesheet has been filed in connection with FIR No. 55/2025 registered at Police Station Crime Branch (EOW), Jammu, under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the RPC.
The case originated from a communication received from CID Headquarters, J&K, alleging that Sohan Lal Singh had been serving as a Dental Assistant at Primary Health Centre , Arnia, for nearly two decades on the basis of a fraudulent matriculation certificate purportedly issued in Bihar/Uttar Pradesh.
During the investigation, led by DySP Vishal Sharma, it was found that the accused had passed Class 8 but had never cleared the Class 10 examination through his school.
The Forensic Science Laboratory, Jammu, reportedly confirmed erasures and chemical alterations in the marksheet, while scrutiny of school records revealed discrepancies in his date of birth.
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