India, Oct. 14 -- A UK civil servant has been accused of holding down at least five full-time government jobs simultaneously. Kashim Chowdhury managed to exploit 'work from home' culture and used fake sick notes to juggle multiple employers, a court has heard.

The 55-year-old, from Whitechapel, east London, is said to have earned nearly £350,000 from eight employers between February 2020 and September 2023. At one point, he was working for five organisations at the same time, according to a Press Association report.

Chowdhury has denied nine counts of fraud.

Prosecutors told Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday that Chowdhury was being paid for five full-time jobs simultaneously in May 2023.

Kashim Chowdhury was at one point contract...