The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday ordered immediate superannuation of a senior officer on charges of date of birth forgery.
Officials in the general administration department said orders have been issued for immediate superannuation of Syed Shabir Shafi, an officer of the rank of director, presently posted in industries and commerce department in the civil secretariat, who had committed forgery in his date of birth certificate.
The government has forwarded the case to the crime branch for taking necessary action under law.
The government also ordered that the salary and other illegitimate monetary benefits received by the officer beyond March 31, 2021 i.e. the period of his unauthorised overstay in service, shall be recovered from the retired officer.
Syed Shabir Shafi was appointed as assistant director (Statistics) by the Planning and Development Department in 1994 and then elevated to the rank of director.