Srinagar, June 23 -- The Court of City Judge (Judicial Magistrate 1st Class), Srinagar, has convicted Saqib Faheem Kachroo, son of Mohammad Ashraf Kachroo and resident of Bohlochipora, Soura, in a case involving forgery and attempted fraud in a government tender related to the supply of science materials.

The case was registered under FIR No. 48/2004 at Police Station Crime Branch Kashmir following a complaint by the Directorate of School Education, Kashmir. The department had invited tenders for the purchase of chemistry lab materials from ISI/ISO-certified manufacturers and dealers, as per notification No. DSEK/Acctt/Science,Chemistry/18/1745 dated 14.11.2003.

During the scrutiny of tenders, it was discovered that M/s Marinex Chemie, ...