Srinagar: School Education Department Kashmir said it has terminated the services of a teacher who had allegedly managed to get recruited in the department 13 years ago with a fake appointment order. However, the details of the sacked teacher weren’t shared by the authorities.
Quoting an order, chief education officer Srinagar in a letter in November 2022 reported that the service book of an ‘imposter’ working as a teacher in a government school reveal an entry to the effect that he has been appointed as a teacher in 2009 under the RBA category, after being selected by the JK Service Selection Board.
To ascertain the genuineness of his appointment order, the original order issued by DSEK on December-12-2009 appointment Service Selection Board was cross-checked and it has been found that his name does not figure anywhere in the original appointment order moran original select list of JKSSB,” the order reads.
It read the delinquent ‘teacher’ was placed under suspension and attached to DSEK and he had failed to report to the directorate, in compliance with the order.
“The matter got enquired by the Joint Director (Central) who conducted an in-depth inquiry and reported that the appointment order showing to have been issued in his favor is fake and forged and the fraudster has managed his entry into the department by producing fake appointment order,” it said.
“He, therefore deceived the authorities, while drawing illegal wages from the government exchequer,” it added.
“The ‘delinquent teacher’ has responded to the show cause notice and submitted the reply January-10-2023 through speed post, which was thoroughly examined and found devoid of merit for reconsideration,” it read.
“Consequently, any benefit derived out of the said fake Order shall be immediately recovered and criminal proceedings shall be initiated against the said person,” the order added.
(KDC)