Crime Branch Jammu charge-sheets nine in fake BPED degrees case – Times of India

Jammu, July 20 The Economic Offences Wing of Jammu Crime Branch have charge-sheeted nine including eight Physical Education Teachers (PETs) and one agent in District Rajouri for using fake degrees for securing higher grades in the Department.
Crime Branch Spokesperson said, “Nine persons including eight Physical Education Teachers (PETs) in district Rajouri have been charge sheeted by Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Jammu in case FIR No 19/2018 registered under various sector of law including 420, and 120-B RPC at P/S EOW Crime Branch Jammu for arranging fake degrees and using them for securing higher grades in the department.”
“489 page challan has been produced against eight teachers and the Agent through whom they procured Fake Bachelors Degrees in Physical Education in the name of Global Open University Nagaland.”
CB-Jammu Spokesperson said, “The accused teachers and the agent have been identified as Shaida Akhter D/o Ghulam Qadar; Gulzar Hussain, S/o Mohd Iqbal; Parveen Akhter D/o Noor Hussain; Kuldeep Singh S/o Sh Suroop Singh; Hussain, S/o Lal Din; Attamjeet Singh, S/o Ram Singh; Raghubir Chander S/o Kundan Lal; Neelam Kumari Sharma D/o Raj Ram Sharma all resident of district Rajouri & the agent Mohd Shabir S/o Mohd Sadeeq who also happens to be a resident of Rajouri at present in Balwal Jammu.”
“The case owes its origin to a written complaint lodged by the unemployed Physical Trained Youth of District Rajouri which inter-alia alleged that during the year 2010 about 130 appointments were made in District Rajouri by Secretary SSRB Srinagar and most of the candidates having CPED i.e. Certificate in Physical Education.”
Official spoksperson said, “The BPED Certificates were managed by the teachers from the Global Open University Nagaland, whereas they never physically joined the University to attend the classes for BPEd. Likewise, there are many other physical education teachers who managed BPEd degrees, through agents.”
“And they produced the same before District Youth Services and Sports Officer at the time joining their duties and succeeded in getting grade pay of Rs 2800 instead of Rs 2400 grade pay,” said the spokesman.
He stated that during the course of Investigation, statements of complainants were recorded, obtained from the concerned Department, Fake BP. Ed Degrees were seized in the case and it is found that the accused candidates were appointed as Physical Education Teachers in Rajouri District on the CP Ed basis, however they later produced BPEd Certificates before the competent authority and succeeded in getting the higher grade pay of Rs 2800 to which they were not entitled to.
“The seized record revealed that eight accused have managed fake BP ED certificates with the help of the agent,” he stated.