Srinagar- The Crime Branch Kashmir (Economic Offences Wing) has registered a case after receiving a communication from the State Nodal Officer, National Health Mission (NHM) J&K, alleging circulation of a fake order purported to be issued by the Mission Director, NHM, J&K.

A spokesman in a statement said that the fraudulent order, titled“Provisional Selection List of Candidates for Different Posts (Kashmir Division) against Notification No. SHS/NHM/J&K/HR/10259 dated 10.05.2021”, was found to be forged and was being circulated through social media platforms, causing confusion among the public.

“Following the complaint, a preliminary probe was initiated at Police Station Crime Branch Kashmir (now Economic Offences Wing),” the statement reads.

During the investigation, it surfaced that during the COVID-19 pandemic, an NGO namely J&K Health Care Services was approved by the Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir, vide No. DHSK/JKHCS/2020-21/6466 dated 22.03.2021, for providing voluntary manpower in various medical blocks of Kashmir to overcome the shortage of staff, the spokesman said.

However, the management members of the said NGO, under a well-planned conspiracy, took undue advantage of this approval, the spokesman said, adding that they fraudulently approached volunteers, obtained their documents on the pretext of securing permanent engagement under NHM, and also collected money from them.

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