K Koushal
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 29: In a major case of fraud and blatant violation of the state subject law, a non-state subject has been found serving in the J&K police department for past many years.
The Assistant Sub-Inspector Krishan Singh, originally a refugee who later shifted to Punjab where he was given land, does not hold a Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) but was still recruited in the police, sources told Early Times.
Under the PRC Act, every permanent resident of the state as defined in the constitution of J&K is entitled for a PRC on the basis of which he or she can seek admission in professional colleges, seek government employment, purchase property within the state. Non-state subjects are not entitled for these benefits.
Singh had submitted only matriculation certificate at the time of his recruitment, said the sources, quoting from an official response to an RTI application.
Singh is presently deputed at Vijaypur and is living at Tootray in RS Pura, where he has even purchased land and raised a house on it.
The Panch of Tootray had admitted that Singh is a non-state subject. "It is certified that Krishan Singh alias Krishan Lal is personally known to me and is not permanent resident of Jammu and Kashmir," the Panch Mohammad Akram said.
Terming the ASI's appointment against the rules and norms of police, Jammu's Inspector General of Police Danesh Rana said that in J&K appointments are made at four levels, which include ASI, SI, KPS and IPS.
"It is necessary to have the state subject for the first three types viz ASI, SI and KPS, but in the case of IPS there is no need to have one," the IGP told Early Times.
It may be mentioned that the police department has rejected thousands of aspirants who have failed to produce the PRC at the time of selection. |
