Jammu, Oct. 26 -- A court in Udhampur has directed the station house officer (SHO), Udhampur police station, to register a an FIR against Dina Nath, former chairman of Block Development Council (BDC), Majalta, for his alleged involvement in preparing fake membership slips of the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP), including that of former minister and president of the Panthers Party (India) chief Harsh Dev Singh.

The court of justice Pooja Raina, sub judge/special mobile magistrate, Udhampur, on October 18, issued the directive under Section 175(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNSS) in a case titled Balwan Singh versus SHO Udhampur.

The court found prima facie evidence of cognisable offences under sections 417, 419, 42...