Civil Surgeon faces probe for alleged use of false caste certificate
The former resident of Indukurpet mandal in Nellore district has been facing allegations of obtaining a false Scheduled Caste (SC) certificate around 40 years ago and rising to such a senior position using SC reservations
A Civil Surgeon, residing in Indukurpet mandal of Nellore district, is currently under investigation for allegedly possessing a fraudulent Scheduled Caste (SC) certificate around four decades ago, which enabled him to secure a senior position through SC reservations. However, upon investigation, it was discovered that he is not a member of the SC community, but rather belongs to the Backward Caste (BC-A) Jangama community, based on statements from villagers of the nearby Kanuparthipadu village.
No record of him obtaining an SC Beda Jangam community certificate from the previous Tahsildar was found. The Nellore District Collector informed the Deputy Chief Secretary of the Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department in Vijayawada that Mr. Chandrasekhar had already filed a writ petition in the Andhra Pradesh High Court alongside 131 others, requesting SC status for the Beda, Budaga Jangama community, and the case was still pending.
The Collector stated that "The caste of the Civil Surgeon will be decided only after the outcome of the judgement in the writ petition," and requested the High Court to consider these facts and pass appropriate orders in the case.
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