Recruitment in the Army is a matter of pride and honour. It is after a rigorous screening process that the finest candidates are selected to be a part of the esteemed organisation. However, in some states, candidates are paying merely Rs 50,000 to get through the Army by using fake degrees. A job racket has been unearthed in Gujarat which reveals the recruitment scam that is running across many states.
A candidate has to go through a rigorous fitness test and if they pass that test, they have to submit their documents before they are called for a written test and interview. The racket, which has been busted, shows that middlemen take Rs 50,000 and forge the documents needed for admission in the Army.
The scam was unearthed on February 18, 2015 when the aspirants had gathered at a college ground in Rajkot where the Army was holding a recruitment camp. The Army sensed that there were people who were trying to get recruited by fake means, though they could not identify the names of people who were trying to use illegitimate means to get entry.
The Army got to know that there were a few people who did not belong to Gujarat but were enrolled as Gujaratis. The Army had an inkling towards such a plan since the past three months after which Colonel Rohit Pant was handed over the responsibility to unearth the scam.
The Army got a hint when the date of birth of a candidate did not match with his details on the domicile certificate. Thereafter, the Army began to internally investigate the matter and the name of a village in Bhuj in Gujarat came to light. This holds high importance as the village is adjacent to the Pakistan border in Gujarat and 42 people had been selected from there.
The Army investigated 55 such suspicious people and found out that none of them belonged to Gujarat. The Army even took the state government's help and it was confirmed that 49 of the 55 were fake Gujaratis.
The Army had a suspicion that these men could be sent from some other country to spy on the operations of the Indian Army. The recruitment of these men were put on hold and the Army took Rajkot crime Branch's help to unearth the scam.
This is being considered as one of the biggest scams that has taken place in the Army. The investigation into who is involved in it and who supported it is still underway. There are chances that the revelations may spread to other states apart from Gujarat. The Army, though, is worried that the racket might put its reputation at stake.
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