Jammu: Crime Branch Jammu (CBJ) Thursday conducted simultaneous searches at the houses of former Special Secretary (Legal) Home Department J&K at Jammu and Budgam.
“Team of Crime Branch Jammu conducted simultaneous searches at the residences of accused Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Ganai, son of Abdul Salam Ganai of Hanjura, Tehsil Chadoora, District Budgam, former Special Secretary (Legal) Home Department J&K, in Jammu and Budgam (Kashmir) in a case under FIR number 14/2021 under sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B RPC, r/w sec. 5 (2) P.C Act Police Station Crime Branch Jammu,” the official statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reads.
The statement said that the accused is involved in forging and manipulating his own date of birth in his service/official records in connivance with others in order to take illegal monetary gains for himself and enjoy powers as senior Legal Officer to illegally remain four more years in Government service of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.
“The accused has been superannuated by the Jammu and Kashmir Government retrospectively as on 31st March, 2019 from the post of Special Secretary (Legal) Home Department J&K,” it added.
The statement said that multiple teams headed by senior officers conducted simultaneous searches in the presence of Executive Magistrates Ist class. “During searches documents, electronic gadgets and incriminating material have been seized. After due scrutiny of the seized articles, expert opinion would be sought wherever required by Crime Branch to substantiate the charges against the accused with scientific evidence,” the statement said, adding that further investigation of the case is going on—(KNO)
