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NDA recruitment scam: Army officer among 6 held
Sunday June 24, 2012 06:51:34 PM,
IANS
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Pune: An Indian Army
officer and five civilians have been arrested in a recruitment
scam unearthed by the CBI in the National Defence Academy (NDA)
here, an official said Sunday. They were sent to the probe
agency's custody till July 2.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last week raided 17
locations in Mumbai, Sonepat and Gurgaon in Haryana and 14 in Pune,
including the NDA, and recovered Rs.17.60 million and
incriminating documents.
Those arrested include Colonel Kulbir Singh, civilian staffer
Ramesh Gaikwad and canteen manager Balkishen Kanojia, the official
told IANS.
The NDA said it had not received any complaints on any abnormality
in the recruitment but it was inquiring into the chain of events.
The accused were Sunday afternoon presented before a court, which
remanded them to CBI custody till July 2.
They are accused of indulging in a recruitment scam involving
lower level appointments like gardeners, cooks, clerks, cadet
orderlies and lab and library attendants in May-June.
They have been charged with taking money ranging from Rs.300,000
to Rs.400,000 from those who applied for the jobs.
Signatures of the applicants were taken on blank exam papers,
which and then filled them up with correct answers to make them
eligible for appointments.
The NDA denied knowledge of any wrongdoing in the recruitment and
said that Col. Kulbir Singh was "detained" for questioning by the
CBI in Mumbai.
"This office (NDA) has not received any complaints from any source
regarding any abnormality in the recruitment process however the
office is in the process of investigating the chain of events
which led to the detainment of the officer," an official said.
The NDA was extending full cooperation to the CBI and handed over
the documents sought by them Saturday, the official said.
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