CBI apprehends 2 havildars over irregularities in army recruitment

New Delhi Nov 17 PTI The CBI has arrested two army havildars over alleged bribery charges in the recruitment of multitasking staff MTS in the force officials said WednesdayIn a joint operation with the army the CBI Tuesday night arrested the havildars who allegedly sought money from selected candidates by telling them that their papers were incomplete the officials saidIt is alleged that the accused posted at the Ordnance Depot used to call candidates selected for MTS threatening them that their appointment will be cancelled as their papers are not complete they saidThis way they used to extort money from them promising to send them their appointment letters the officials saidThe action came after a tip off to the Southern Command of the army in PuneContinuing with its policy of zero tolerance for corrupt practices the army has started a joint investigation with the CBI into the possible malpractices by the lower level staff the officials said The army has strict rules to deal with such malpractices and is enabling expeditious investigation to ensure punitive actions against the culprit an official said PTI SKL ABS TIR TIR

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November 17, 2021

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New Delhi Nov 17 PTI The CBI has arrested two army havildars over alleged bribery charges in the recruitment of multitasking staff MTS in the force officials said WednesdayIn a joint operation with the army the CBI Tuesday night arrested the havildars who allegedly sought money from selected candidates by telling them that their papers were incomplete the officials saidIt is alleged that the accused posted at the Ordnance Depot used to call candidates selected for MTS threatening them that their appointment will be cancelled as their papers are not complete they saidThis way they used to extort money from them promising to send them their appointment letters the officials saidThe action came after a tip off to the Southern Command of the army in PuneContinuing with its policy of zero tolerance for corrupt practices the army has started a joint investigation with the CBI into the possible malpractices by the lower level staff the officials said The army has strict rules to deal with such malpractices and is enabling expeditious investigation to ensure punitive actions against the culprit an official said PTI SKL ABS TIR TIR

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