Muzaffarnagar (UP), Nov 24 (PTI) A lekhpal has been suspended in the neighbouring Shamli district for allegedly making a false entry in official records.

The revenue official, Pankaj Kumar, had falsely shown a farmer as dead in kairana tehsil, following which the action was taken against him on Monday, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Udbhav Tripathi said.

Also Read | Schools in Meghalaya Will Reopen from December 1 for Students of Class 6 Onwards, Says State Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui.

The SDM said Kumar had shown the farmer as dead in the records while his father had actually died.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)