DEHRADUN: A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has recommended legal action against a teacher for submitting fake domicile and caste certificates to get a job at a government primary school in Haridwar district. Hompal Singh, the teacher at Bahadrabad, had submitted two domicile certificates to the district education officer (DEO) and the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET). When the SIT found this discrepancy, it cross-checked the facts at tehsil office and found that both the certificates were fake. This is the first incident where the SIT found fake caste and domicile certificates. This is the first time where both certificates were found to be fake,” SIT in-charge Shweta Chaubey told Hindustan Times.

Source: Hindustan Times January 04, 2018 15:11 UTC