Army detects corrupt practices in officers' selection procedure, hands over case to CBI
It should be noted that the Service Selection Centres (SSCs) conducts the Services Selection Board (SSB) test to recruit officers in the Army.
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Key Highlights
- The SSC which has come under the scanner for corrupt practices is located in the Kapurthala district of Punjab
- Since the scope of investigation involves multiple agencies, the Army has decided to hand over the case to the CBI
New Delhi: The Indian Army has detected malpractices in the officers' selection process during a military intelligence operation and handed it over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the case in detail.
It should be noted that the Service Selection Centres (SSCs) conducts the Services Selection Board (SSB) test to recruit officers in the Army. The SSC which has come under the scanner for corrupt practices is located in the Kapurthala district of Punjab.
In an official notification, the Army said, "Based on a proactive operation by Army intelligence agencies, a case of possible malpractice in selection procedures at a centre has come to light. Since the scope of investigation involves multiple agencies including civil entities, the Indian Army has decided to hand over the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation."
"Indian Army has zero-tolerance towards corrupt practices in the recruitment process for selection of suitable candidates for Indian Army," further read the notification.
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The initial probe by the army intelligence comes at a time when the force has been probing cases of malpractices in the recruitment of jawans at different centres and two serving officers have been allegedly found involved in the scam.
Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane has also clearly told his commanders that there would be zero tolerance towards cases of financial wrongdoings and moral turpitude.
"The dealing with officers involved in such cases has been very strict in recent times and some of them have been packed home without pension too," sources said.