CB files charge-sheet against Ex-Principal GMC in DoB tempering case

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JAMMU: The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police has filed charge-sheet against former Principal GMC Dr Shashi Sudan in the Anti Corruption Court in Date of Birth (DoB) tempering case. The Crime Branch had registered an FIR against the former Principal Dr Shashi Sudan after conducting investigations into the allegations of DoB tampering.
It was alleged that in the year 1981 Dr. Shashi Sudan had tampered her Date of Birth to get admission in MBBS at GMC Jammu. As her Date of Birth is April 8, 1965 and in the year 1981 she was not eligible to take admission for MBBS course, she tampered her DoB certificate.
According to the rules of the Medical Council of India, a student must be at least 17-year-old in the year of admission to MBBS course. In terms of her age, Dr. Shashi was only 16 years and eight months old till December 31, 1981. And, to seek admission in same year, her DoB was tampered as April 8, 1964.
After the FIR was registered, an investigation was conducted and it was found that Dr. Shashi Sudan was in possession of two Date of Birth (DoB) certificates. April 8, 1964 is written on one and April 8, 1965 on the other.
While taking admission in MBBS course, she gave her Class 10 diploma in which her Date of Birth was written as April 8, 1964. And, later in-service she registered her DoB as April 8, 1965. After registering of FIR, the crime branch investigated the matter in detail. Now, the CB has charge-sheeted the matter in the court of law.