Ajmer: Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) Thursday registered an FIR against its office stenographer, Arun Sharma, for having used a fake disability certificate to secure the job in the recruitment exam of 2018.According to the FIR, the exam was conducted on July 4, 2018, with five posts of stenographers reserved for candidates blind or with low vision. The FIR stated that Sharma applied for this category and submitted a certificate purportedly prepared by a medical board for permanent low vision, showing 70% damage in the eyes.During verification of documents on April 4, 2022, based on the medical certificate, RPSC approved provisional selection of Sharma. He was directed to submit his medical certificate to JLN Medical College for verification. On June 24, 2022, Sharma joined duties as stenographer in RPSC.On June 6, 2024, RPSC decided to re-check certificates of all those who had been given appointments in the last five years. An internal committee sent a request to JLN Medical College to reconfirm the certificates. This time, Sharma skipped appearing before the medical board. After legal notices were served on him, Sharma appeared before the board at SMS Hospital Jaipur on April 23 this year, and the medical board conducted a test. The report was submitted on May 20, showing that Sharma had low visibility but only less than 30 percent, and, therefore, did not fall in the category of blind or low vision. JLN Medical College, on July 18, declared that no certificate was submitted by Sharma for verification.
