After being found guilty in a vigilance probe of submitting fake Schedule Caste certificates to get job in the Delhi Police, Station House Officer of the Kashmere Gate police station Devender Kumar has been booked for cheating.
The vigilance probe was initiated after one lalit Kumar had lodged a complaint with Police Complaint Authority in May 2014 alleging that Devender Kumar got as enlisted as SI (Exec.) in Delhi Police on 30.12.1992 under quota by falsely projecting himself as Scheduled Caste candidate.
Following the complaint, the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police forwarded the case to Vigilance department for probe.
Vigilance enquiry conducted by SS Kaushik ACP/VIg revealed that Devender Kumar Khari was enrolled in the Delhi Police as SI (Exe.) against Scheduled Caste Quota as ‘ Jatav’. He had procured Scheduled Caste Certificate for ‘ Jatav’ case from Tehsildar Bulandshahr, UP vide NO. 2925 dated 08.09.1989.
The S.C. Certificate in question could not be got verified from issuing authority because as per report of the Nazir of the court, record was not available in that office for the year 1989, said the vigilance report.
However, during further verification, the caste of Devender Kumar is mentioned as “Hindu Gujjar” in the transfer certificate issued by Principal of DN Inter College, Gulaothi, Bulandshahr, he studied from Class IX to Class XII. Devender Kumar’s father Mangat Singh had categorically stated that he is Gujjar by caste.
“Prima-facie the facts disclosed the commission of a cognizable offence and the matter needs thorough investigation,” said the vigilance report.
Accordingly CP Delhi has approved registration of a criminal case under Sections 420/467/468/471 IPC by the Crime Branch and investigation into the matter.