North Kashmir: Advocate continued drawing pension in his deceased wife’s name ever after remarriage; chargesheet filed

The Crime Branch Kashmir Saturday said it has produced a chargesheet in case FIR No. 03/2014 before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar against one accused Omkar Singh of Rafiabad Baramulla for illegally drawing family pension of his deceased wife Naseeb Kour even after his re-marriage.

Giving details, a spokesperson said the Crime Branch had received a complaint from one Balbir Kour alleging that Omkar Singh was illegally drawing family pension of his deceased wife, Naseeb Kour even after his re-marriage.

“Consequent to the complaint a preliminary enquiry under PV No: 02/2013 was initiated. During probe, it substantiated that accused Omkar Singh had knowingly and fraudulently drawn an amount of Rs 2.91 lacs as family pension in the name of Naseeb Kour, even after his re-marriage and accordingly the Case under FIR No: 03/2014 U/S 420, 468, 471 RPC was registered at P/S Crime Branch Kashmir and investigation set into motion,” the spokesperson said.

During the course of investigation, relevant records to the subject matter were seized and statement of persons familiar with the facts and circumstances of the case were also recorded under relevant section of laws.

The investigation conducted has revealed that the accused Omkar Singh is an advocate by profession and had married deceased Naseeb Kour in the year 1984.

The deceased was serving as Headmaster at Govt. Higher Secondary School Anantnag, and died on 11.08.2003 as per the death certificate issued by concerned Police Station.

Thereafter, it was found the accused advocate was receiving the family pension under PP No: 408542, through Govt. Treasury at Anantnag and subsequently at Srinagar. The investigation further revealed that after the death of Naseeb Kour, the accused advocate has contracted a second marriage. He knowingly and fraudulently obtained the family pension in the name of Naseeb Kour even after the death of his wife Naseeb Kour and after contracting second marriage.