12TH STANDARD PREFERRED OVER GRADUATES IN KOKERNAG POLICE CALLS ZEO FOR QUESTIONING

Srinagar, Feb 6 (KNS): Police Thursday called Zonal Education Officer (ZEO)Wailoo, Kokernag for questioning for allegedly appointing ineligible candidate on the post Rehbar-e-Taleem.
According to the KNS district correspondent, the post of ReT was lying vacant at Government middle school Adhan, Kokernag. The ZEO while floating the norms of considering the opinion of Panchayat members over the appointment for the post, allegedly made arrangements for the appointment of blue eyed candidate.
The reports informed further that the candidate being selected by the ZEO posses the qualification of 10+2 while as the area had several graduates unemployed.
The inhabitants while learning the same held demonstrations outside the office of ZEO and surrounded the building. The reports added that people informed police and demanded arrest of the tainted official.
The police while detaining ZEO and two office clerks seized the related documents of the case. The accused have been detained at Police station Kokernag.
The reports maintained that people outside the police station were demanding the immediate action against the ZEO . 
The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Kokernag Aijaz Ahmad when contacted told KNS that police has not arrested anyone in the case but have called both the parties (ZEO and Panchayat members) so that the facts could be ascertained. He stated further that the documents will be carefully monitored and only after a thorough examination of the case, the police will decide further. (KNS)