Migrant relief fraud by impersonation; CB Jammu registers FIR

Jammu: Crime Branch Jammu registered a criminal case against accused – Mukhtiyar Ahmed Sheikh Son Sultan Sheikh Resident of Achabal,Anantnag, a Govt. employee in Health Department at Mattan, Anantnag for his involvement in drawl of Relief and ration worth lacs of rupees, under the Migrant quota, by resorting toimpersonation, forgeryafter hatching criminal conspiracy with officials/officers of Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner Jammu.
In a statement issued on Thursday the Crime Branch said a written complaint was lodged by Gani Maqbool Chairman Antarrashtriya Upbhokta Kalyan Samiti Kashmir Province General Secretary BJP Anantnag Organization, with Crime Branchon behalf of the complainant – Ali Mohd Paddar S/O Mohd Sultan Paddar R/OAchabal Anantnag wherein he had mentioned that the complainant approached him with an application stating that he is a carpenter by profession and he never migrated from valley to Jammu, nor did he manage any original ration card under cash assistance from Relief Commissioner Jammu but alleged that his neighbour Mukhtyar Ahmed Sheikh S/O Sultan Sheikh R/OAchabal Anantnag who is a Govt. employee in Health Department at Mattan Anantnag Kashmir, took the advantage of his gentleness, innocence and illiteracy and forged /prepared bogus ration card in his name in the Relief Organization Jammu for cash assistance category under Migrant quota. The accused fixed his own photograph on D. Form and thereby impersonated himself as Ali Mohd Padder and also opened a bank account at Canara Bank Shalimar Road Jammu. He has drawn lacs of cash from the bank besides ration quota from Govt. Ration Store meant for migrants etc.
Taking cognizance into the matter a preliminary verification was conducted by Crime Branch Jammu and during the course of enquiry it came to the fore that the accused with the criminal intention hatched a criminal conspiracy in connivance with the officials/officers of Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner Jammu and prepared fake ration card by submitting fake and forged documents of the complainant and caused wrongful gain for himself and corresponding loss to the Govt. Exchequer.
The omissions and commissions, thereof, on the part of accused Mukhtiyar Ahmed Shiekh prima facie constitute offences punishable u/s 419, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B RPC. Accordingly, a formal case is registered in P/S Crime Branch, Jammu against the above mentioned accused person and others for in-depth investigation.