Updated Mar 16, 2021 | 07:09 IST
Army recruitment scam: PTI quoted officials saying that Lt Col MCSNA Bhagwan of the Army Air Defence Corps is the alleged mastermind of the recruitment racket. Central Bureau of Investigation | Photo Credit: IANS
New Delhi: In a shocking incident, five Lt Colonel-ranked officers, a Major and a Lieutenant and others were booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for alleged corruption in recruitment in the Indian Army through Service Selection Board (SSB) centres.
The CBI has registered a case on a complaint from office of Additional Directorate General, Discipline & Vigilance, Adjutant General’s Branch, Integrated HQ of Ministry of Defence (Army), DHQ PO, New Delhi against 17 Army officials including Lt. Col., Major, Naib Subedar, Sepoy etc.; 6 private persons & others on the allegations pertaining to bribery and irregularities in recruitment of officers and other ranks through Service Selection Boa
7 Army Officers Among 23 Named By CBI In Bribes-For-Recruitment Case 7 Army Officers Among 23 Named By CBI In Bribes-For-Recruitment Case The accused include 17 army personnel and six others on the allegations pertaining to bribery and irregularities in recruitment of officers and other ranks through Service Selection Board , the CBI said.
The CBI said searches were conducted at 30 places in 13 cities.
Highlights
The accused include 17 army personnel in all and six others, the CBI said
Allegations are of bribery in officers, other ranks recruitment, it said
New delhi:
Five Lieutenant Colonels, a Major and a Lieutenant of the Indian Army were among 23 people named by the CBI in an investigation into corruption involving recruitment to the force on Monday following searches in 30 places in 13 cities.