EOW Kashmir raids DCMO Shopian’s office, residence in DOB manipulation case

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir on Saturday conducted searches at the office and residence of the Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO), Shopian, in connection with an alleged date-of-birth manipulation case aimed at securing undue service benefits, officials said.

The searches were conducted in the twin districts of Shopian and Pulwama in south Kashmir in connection with an FIR registered under relevant sections of law.

“The searches were part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged fraudulent insertion and manipulation of date-of-birth entries in service records to secure undue benefits,” the EoW statements said

During the operation, documents and other materials linked to the case were examined.

EoW said searches were carried out at the office of the Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Shopian, and his residence at Thamuna, Pulwama, in accordance with due procedures and in the presence of independent witnesses.