Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case on a complaint from the office of the Additional Directorate General, Discipline & Vigilance, Adjutant General’s Branch, Integrated HQ of Ministry of Defence (Army), DHQ PO, New Delhi.
The case has been registered against 17 Army officials including Lt. Col., Major, Naib Subedar, Sepoy, and six private persons and others on the allegations pertaining to bribery and irregularities in recruitment of officers and other ranks through Service Selection Board (SSB).
Searches were conducted on Monday at 30 different places including Base Hospital, Cantonment, other Army establishments, civilian areas covering 13 cities.
The cities where search operations were conducted include:
• Guwahati
• Jorhat
• Chirangon
• Kapurthala
• Bhathinda
• Delhi
• Lucknow
• Bareili
• Gorakhpur
• Vishakhapatnam
• Jaipur
• Palwal
• Kaithal
The search operations led to the recovery of several incriminating documents.
Meanwhile, the investigation is still on and the recovered documents are being scrutinized.
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