New Delhi, Candidates who applied for jobs as 'mazdoor', 'dai', 'coolie' and 'chowkidar' in Belgaum Cantonment Board allegedly paid bribes to the tune of Rs 15 to Rs 25 lakh, the CBI said in his FIR related to the alleged recruitment scam.
In its FIR, which was made public on Friday, the agency has booked five Belgaum Cantonment Board officials and 14 candidates who allegedly paid the bribes.
The CBI began its probe last year with a preliminary probe based on a complaint by a board member alleging corruption and illegalities in the recruitment process that took place in 2022-23.
The investigation results suggested that during 2022-23, 31 candidates were recruited for the post of mechanic, assistant sanitary inspector, coolie, mali, peon, dai, etc., officials said.
Superintendent Officer Mahalingeshwar Y Talukdar, Computer Programmer Basavaraj S Gudodagi, Data Entry Operator Prakash C Gundadkar, Director Parasharam S Birje and Assistant Professor Uday S Patil, who have been recruited, worked in various capacities in the process of examination as per orders issued by then executive director, they said.
The CBI has alleged that the then executive director of the Cantonment Board, Anand K (now deceased), was the controlling and appointing authority for the recruitment process and was involved in preparing the question paper and answer keys for the examination, they said.
In conspiracy with the five officials, Anand K demanded and accepted illegal gratuities in the range of Rs 15 to Rs 25 lakh from the aspirants to influence the selection process, the CBI alleged.
"His illegal intentions and consequent overt actions led to the selection of candidates favoring them in the recruitment process through dishonest and illegal means," the CBI alleged in the FIR.
The CBI investigation results showed that the questionnaire was written only in English, but most of the candidates could not read or understand it.
"It is further alleged that the eligible candidates were rejected or unqualified because they could not pay the illegal gratuity to the above-mentioned public servants. It is further alleged that though candidates from across the country appeared for the examination, all the selected candidates were from Belgaum or nearby places only.
"It was further alleged that many of the selected candidates are related to or known to the officials of the Cantonment Board," the FIR alleged. ABS TIR
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In its FIR, which was made public on Friday, the agency has booked five Belgaum Cantonment Board officials and 14 candidates who allegedly paid the bribes.
The CBI began its probe last year with a preliminary probe based on a complaint by a board member alleging corruption and illegalities in the recruitment process that took place in 2022-23.
The investigation results suggested that during 2022-23, 31 candidates were recruited for the post of mechanic, assistant sanitary inspector, coolie, mali, peon, dai, etc., officials said.
Superintendent Officer Mahalingeshwar Y Talukdar, Computer Programmer Basavaraj S Gudodagi, Data Entry Operator Prakash C Gundadkar, Director Parasharam S Birje and Assistant Professor Uday S Patil, who have been recruited, worked in various capacities in the process of examination as per orders issued by then executive director, they said.
The CBI has alleged that the then executive director of the Cantonment Board, Anand K (now deceased), was the controlling and appointing authority for the recruitment process and was involved in preparing the question paper and answer keys for the examination, they said.
In conspiracy with the five officials, Anand K demanded and accepted illegal gratuities in the range of Rs 15 to Rs 25 lakh from the aspirants to influence the selection process, the CBI alleged.
"His illegal intentions and consequent overt actions led to the selection of candidates favoring them in the recruitment process through dishonest and illegal means," the CBI alleged in the FIR.
The CBI investigation results showed that the questionnaire was written only in English, but most of the candidates could not read or understand it.
"It is further alleged that the eligible candidates were rejected or unqualified because they could not pay the illegal gratuity to the above-mentioned public servants. It is further alleged that though candidates from across the country appeared for the examination, all the selected candidates were from Belgaum or nearby places only.
"It was further alleged that many of the selected candidates are related to or known to the officials of the Cantonment Board," the FIR alleged. ABS TIR
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