Fake transfer orders finally lands in conviction

Telecom official jailed for forging letter in PM's name to obtain transfer: Press Trust of India, Updated: January 18, 2012 17:51 IST
New Delhi: A former telecom department official has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail for forging letters in the name of the then Prime Ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee and H D Deve Gowda to get a transfer to Sagar in Madhya Pradesh where his family was staying.

Additional Sessions Judge Narinder Kumar convicted former senior assistant Gurdeep Singh, along with three of his accomplices, noting that he not only forged the letters but faxed them to his seniors in the telecom department in Madhya Pradesh from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) office here to hoodwink them.

The court convicted Singh for committing forgery in collusion with Manoj Kumar, the driver of erstwhile private secretary to Gowda and two NHRC sweepers, Ashok Kumar and Sanjay Kumar.

The four persons had utilised letters written by the two former PMs to the then NHRC Chairman Justice M N Venkatachaliah to "cut and paste" the National Emblem and lift signatures of Vajpayee and Gowda to make a recommendatory letter for his transfer from Chattarpur to Sagar, where his wife, a school teacher, was residing.

The trial in the case saw some top bureaucrats from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the telecom department and NHRC appearing in the witness box and deposing.

The court convicted Singh and sentenced him to three-and-a half year jail term along with Rs. 30,000 as fine considering "all the facts and circumstances, the gravity of the offences and the modus operandi adopted by them in commission of crime, even by going to the extent of forging signatures of the two Prime Ministers of India".
The court also sentenced the other three accused to three years in jail along with a total fine of Rs. 40,000 on them.

Singh along with others had forged two "recommendatory letters" in October 30, 1998 and February 25, 1999 purported to have been signed by Gowda and Vajpayee and sent them to the Chief General Manager (Telecommunication), MP Circle, through fax along with application for transfer from Chattarpur to Sagar Division.

To prove Singh's guilt, the prosecution had examined 25 witnesses which included then Director in the PMO, additional private secretary in the office of two former PMs, the Deputy General Manager (Administration) Telecommunication, MP and officials working at NHRC.

"From the report of the expert and the discussions, this court comes to the conclusion that letters and accompanying application were forged, used and faxed from the office of NHRC, New Delhi to office of CGM Bhopal, as a result of conspiracy between Gurdeep Singh, Sanjay and Ashok Kumar and Manoj to get Gurdeep Singh transferred," the court said.

The court convicted them for offences punishable under section 468 (forgery), 471 (using forged documents), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 420 (cheating) of IPC.
Telecom official jailed for forging letter in PM's name to obtain transfer

Fake IAS Officer

Reference: Indian fakes galore: Now a fake GOI Memorandum
Hyderabad, April 27
The local police arrested a woman claiming to be an IAS officer in PMO on charges of cheating, police said on Wednesday.
“The woman identified as Suman Singh was a resident of Asifnagar locality here, and was presently staying at Rameshnagar in New Delhi," V Narasimha Reddy, inspector of police in Central Crime Station said . Singh, who was arrested on Tuesday, used to fake her identity as an OSD (officer on special duty), Reddy said. — PTI
Fake woman IAS officer held
Comment: Fake Democracy Graduating!

Fake Pilots and Fake Passports- Is Air Travel Safe?

India may have 4000 'fake' pilots
NDTV Correspondent, Updated: March 14, 2011 00:23 IST
New Delhi: Just a few days after Parminder Kaur Gulati, a suspended pilot of Indigo airline, was arrested on charges of faking her marksheet to get a pilot licence, another arrest on the same grounds has been made. This time around, Captain J K Verma, a pilot of the national carrier Air India has been arrested.

"We have arrested Verma. Investigations are on. We have been provided more names by the Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA). The scanner is on two more pilots - Meenakshi Sehgal of Indigo and Swaran Singh Talwar of MDLR," a senior police official said.

It all began after Parminder Kaur Gulati was grounded two months ago for violating landing norms. The matter was then reported to the aviation watchdog, the DGCA. The airline watchdog admits there was a lapse, but says 4000 pilot licences are now under fresh scrutiny.

"In the wake of the fake pilot scare, licenses of 3,000 to 4,000 pilots are being scrutinised by the DGCA," said Civil Aviation secretary Nasim Zaidi.

To get a licence, a pilot has to clear three subjects. But in Gulati's case, a probe by the DGCA showed she couldn't clear two papers, so she allegedly forged the marksheets.
Read more at: Fake Pilots

MEA dishes out Fake Passports for a bribe
Chennai: The CBI unearthed a passport racket in Tamil Nadu being run allegedly in connivance with officials, arresting eight persons, including a woman officer. The accused, arrested in Madurai and Chennai, have been charged with issuing Tatkal passports based on forged and fake documents.

The investigating agency also recovered cash and other property to the tune of around Rs. 25 lakh from them. CBI teams conducted simultaneous surprise checks at the passport offices in Madurai and Chennai and arrested the officials and touts, a release of the agency said.
Read more at:
Chennai: CBI unearths fake passport racket, 8 held
How easy for terrorists to get a Indian Passport?
Honest Regional Passport Officer, Chennai, Sumathi Ravichandran arrested for taking Bribes- what is her status- a free bird?
Comment:
MEA staff in India and all over the world are the most corrupt. What message is SM Krishna sending to the World? MEA has participatory role in Terror activities. Should not the MEA staff be booked under "Anti- Terror Laws"?