Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 7: Crime Branch, Jammu today produced challan against retired Sub-Inspector of Police Lal Chand of Sindra Bhaderwah who is accused of misplacement and destruction of seized record.
The challan in case FIR number 41/2013 under Section 409,201 RPC, Police Station Crime Branch, Jammu, against the accused Lal Chand was presented before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jammu.
As per the case, an enquiry was conducted at Crime Branch Jammu regarding misplacement of records from Malkhana Crime Branch Jammu. The record, comprising 13 files pertaining to “D” forms of Kashmiri Migrants, were obtained by then enquiry officer Lal Chand from Zonal Officer Relief Zone Sangrampura, Jammu. In preliminary verification it was found that the said record along with the PV file was handed over by S I Mohammad Ishaq on his superannuation to Lal Chand the then in-charge Malkhana Crime Branch, Jammu under proper receipt duly attested by Dy SP Crime Branch, Jammu. However, the said record was neither handed over by accused Lal Chand nor the same was available in the Record Room.
From the investigation conducted in the instant case and relevant document collected, it was established that accused Lal Chand had intentionally misplaced/destroyed (13) files along with “D” Forms with the purpose to provide undue benefits to the accused persons for extraneous considerations.
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