Ranchi (Jharkhand): A sensational case of recruitment scam in the Indian Army has come to the fore. In the last year's recruitment drive in the state, the Army selected 17 such candidates who were declared "unfit" by its medical board. Four of them were even given postings.
However, the postings of the rest 14 candidates were put on hold when the scandal came to light during the verification of their certificates.
While the two of the four jawans who were given postings have been sacked, the process of suspension of the rest two is going on.
During the certificate verification, Army Recruitment Board Director Colonel Dharmendra Yadav found out an inconsistency in the signature on the medical certificates they had produced. He sent the certificates to the Army hospital at Namkum where it was discovered that the certificates had fake signature and seal. Doctors at the hospital had declared them unfit during the physical fitness test.
Interestingly, their fitness certificates had signatures of the same doctor who had earlier rejected them.
A case was filed against all the accused at Chutiya police station on July 21 under sections 413, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
A probe has also been ordered on the direction of Dipatoli Army headquarters. "After the scandal was unearthed, an internal investigation has been ordered. The probe will reveal the involvement of our officers in the incident," said Colonel Yadav.
The recruitment drives were held at in February at Saraikela, in March at Hazaribagh and in September at Ranchi.
Those who had produced fake medical certificates include Raghuvir Singh, Avadh Kumar, Pappu Kumar Yadav, Santosh Toppo, Jaipal Munda, Kamaldev Mahto, Arvind Kumar Sah, Pankaj Kumar Mahto, Jeevan Kispotta, Ranjit Mahto, Umesh Uranv, Kundan Kumar, Samir Munda, Kosmas Bodra, Prabhu Bhagat and Ajay Sawansi.
The four soldiers - Ranjit Mahto, Kundan Kumar, Umesh Uraon and Prabhu Bhagat - who had started serving the Army will be court-martialed on charges of producing fake medical certificates.
via Daily Bhaskar ,
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