Will a General Diary entry adversely affect police verification for Govt job?

[Anonymous]

A few years back, a neighbour had filed a complaint against me for a minor scuffle, on the basis of which police had made a General Diary entry. But no FIR was registered. Subsequently, nothing happened in this matter. Now I am selected for a Government job and I am told that a police verification would be done before I join the job. Will the above General Diary entry come in the way of my getting Government employment?

[Dr. Ashok Dhamija]

Facts mentioned by you show that no FIR was registered against you. You were not arrested. No charge sheet was filed against you.

A General Diary entry may relate to a mere incident or may be a non-cognizable offence, as per what you have mentioned (scuffle).

This should not come in the way of your getting a Government job.

However, if there is a specific column in the police verification form or attestation form about mentioning even such an incident, then you must transparently mention it there and should not hide it. It is not likely to come in the way of your getting into a Government service.

     

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