Srinagar, June 13 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch, Jammu and Kashmir, on Saturday conducted searches at the office and residence of the Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO), Shopian, as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged date-of-birth manipulation case.

According to officials, the searches were carried out in the twin districts of Shopian and Pulwama in connection with a First Information Report (FIR) registered under relevant provisions of law. The investigation pertains to allegations of fraudulent insertion and manipulation of date-of-birth entries in official service records to obtain undue benefits.

As part of the operation, EOW teams searched the office of the Deputy Chief Medical Officer in Sh...