Taking swift and stern action in connection with the issuance of a fake residential certificate in the name of “Dog Babu”, the Patna district administration on Monday recommended the suspension of Masaurhi revenue officer while relieving IT Assistant from the service for dereliction of duty.
After finding both of them guilty of putting a wrong digital signature on the fake residential certificates following an inquiry into the matter, Patna District Magistrate Thiyagarajan SM recommended to the Revenue and Land Reforms Department for the suspension of Masaurhi Revenue Officer Murari Chouhan, besides relieving an IT Assistant of Masaurhi circle for forwarding the application without any verification.
Following the news relating to the issuance of a fake residential certificate in the name of “Dog Babu”that surfaced in the media, the government asked the Patna DM to inquire into the incident and take stern action against the erring official and staff after identifying them.
In the report submitted by the DM, it said that an online application was submitted for getting a residential certificate annexing aadhaar of a woman hailing from Delhi.
The inquiry report also found that the applicant misused someone else’s identity (Aadhaar and Voter ID) illegally. An FIR (608/25) has been lodged against the Revenue Officer, IT Manager, and unknown applicant with Masaurhi police station under various sections of 316(2)/336(3)/338/340(2).
Police have started an investigation against the applicant who made self self-declaration and also misused someone else’s identity for availing a fake residential certificate against the rules. Stern action will be taken against those who resort to such illegal tactics for availing a certificate.
The said residential certificate, which has been mired in controversy, has been cancelled.
Bihar Prashashnik Sudhar Mission Society has issued a directive to all the District Magistrates to strictly enforce the “verification process” available on NIC’s Service Plus platform.
The Society will soon use the AI (Artificial Intelligence) for further strengthen the system so that software can not be tampered with in any manner.
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