Srinagar, Jan. 20 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch here has filed a chargesheet against a former government employee for drawing Rs 18.3 lakh as migrant relief while he was in service.

The EOW, Kashmir received a written complaint against him for availing monetary relief in cash by illegal means after unlawfully registering himself as a migrant along with his family members.

He was not eligible for migrant relief as he was in active government service during the relevant period.

The EOW produced a chargesheet before the court against Mohammad Hussain Shah, a resident of Syedapura in Shopian, a retired employee in the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department.

"The chargesheet pertains to allegations of unlawful...