UNION HOME MINISTRY OFFICIAL AMONG TWO CHARGESHEETED FOR ISSUING FORGED PENSION ORDERS.

New Delhi,16 April, 2005

CBI filed a chargesheet against Shri R.C.Handa, the then Section Officer and now Under Secretary of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (Freedom Fighter Division) New Delhi and Shri J.C.Kalia, retired Under Secretar of Punjab Govt. for issuing forged Pension Pay Orders (PPOs) to several persons of Punjab under the Freedom Fighter Pension Scheme. The investigating agency filed the charge sheet, u/s 120-B IPC r/w Section 420,467,468 and 471 IPC in the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, New Delhi, against the two officials for issuing 62 forged sanction orders for grant of Freedom Fighter Pension @ Rs.3,000/- plus dearness relief, per month to persons of Punjab with retrospective effect.