Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 13: Second successive raid conducted by the sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is a clear indication that the central agency would reach the main kingpin of the infamous Police Sub Inspector recruitment scam.
Within a month, CBI has conducted two raids in different parts of the country to investigate this case and to reach out to the main culprits.
Sleuths of the CBI on Tuesday conducted simultaneous raids at 33 places across the country in connection with the infamous Jammu and Kashmir Police Sub-Inspector recruitment scam.
Reports said that the CBI has also raided the premises of former Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) chairman Khalid Jehangir.
Apart from this, the premises of JKSSB controller of examination Ashok Kumar are also being searched.
According to reports teams of CBI are conducting raids at 33 locations including Jammu, Srinagar, Karnal, Mahendragarh, Rewari in Haryana, Gandhinagar in Gujarat, Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, Bengaluru, and Delhi.
Raids are also being conducted at the premises of some officials of the Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) earlier on August 5 conducted raids at 30 locations in Jammu and Kashmir and Bangalore in the same case.
After the cancellation of the recruitment process, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has also recommended a probe by the country's premier investigation agency Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the entire episode.
On August 5 raids were conducted at 28 locations in Jammu, one at Srinagar and a house in Bangalore.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case on the request of the J&K Government against 33 accused including then Medical Officer, BSF Frontier Hqrs, Paloura; then Member, JKSSB; then Under Secretary, then Section Officer (both of JKSSB); ex-Official of CRPF; ASI of J&K Police; Owner of a coaching centre, Akhnoor; private company based at Bengaluru; private persons and unknown others on the allegations of irregularities in written examination for the posts of Sub-Inspectors in the J&K Police on 27.03.2022, conducted by J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB).
Officials said this is the second round of searches conducted by the CBI in connection with the recruitment scam.
It was alleged that the accused, in connivance with JKSSB, a Bengaluru-based private company, beneficiary candidates, and others, hatched a conspiracy and committed huge irregularities during the written examination. |
