The Times of India:Monday, January 16, 2012.
CHANDRAPUR: Ballarpur Police have registered offence against newly elected councillor Nasir Khan for furnishing forged documents to election authorities while submitting his nomination. Khan, a second time councillor, is absconding after the charges of cheating and forgery were registered against him.
Sources informed that social worker Megha Dhale sought documents through Right to Information (RTI) Act to uncover Khan's trickery. Khan had won the election from the seat reserved for the OBC category. However, it turned out that he had on various occasions forged his mark sheets and transfer certificates of the different schools to get admission into higher classes after being failed.
Khan forged a bogus TC of Std III and took admission in Std IV. After being failed in Std VII, he forged TC and mark sheet of Std VIII and took admission in another school. After he failed in matriculation exams, he even forged a duplicate TC and mark sheet of state board of secondary school exams and continued his further studies, it was revealed.
Khan even went on to change his caste on the documents to seek electoral advantage. His caste was mentioned as Muslim in TC of his Std XII, but he changed it to 'Momin Ansari', a caste under OBC category. He fought municipal elections on seat reserved for OBC category, went on to become deputy civic chief of Ballarpur. This time also he won the municipal election as Congress candidate from seat reserved for OBC category. But, after his trickery was revealed, Ballarpur police have registered an offence under relevant sections of law.
Accused Nasir Khan is absconding and cops are looking out for him.
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