A big fraud has come to light in the ongoing Agniveer recruitment in Gwalior. 42 fraudulent candidates have been caught in three days. These candidates had appeared in the physical examination by fudging the documents. Army officials have blacklisted these candidates.
By Prashant Pandey
Published Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:16:22 AM (IST)
Updated Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:24:35 AM (IST)
HighLights
- Appeared in the physical examination by falsifying documents.
- The army blacklisted such fraudulent candidates.
- Brokers promising to pass the exam are also active.
Naidunia Representative, Gwalior (Agniveer Bharti Gwalior). Fraudulent candidates have been caught in the ongoing physical examination for Agniveer recruitment in the Indian Army. In three days, army officials caught 42 fraudulent candidates during document verification.
Some of them changed their date of birth in Aadhaar card and mark sheet and some changed their address. This was revealed during the examination of documents. After this, their documents were confiscated and they were thrown out of the recruitment process.
Physical examination going on in college grounds
They have also been blacklisted by the army, so that they cannot take part in any upcoming recruitment through fraud. The physical examination is going on from January 6 on the grounds of Indira Gandhi Engineering College, Sagar.
The candidates who passed the physical examination on January 6, 7 and 8 were sent for document verification. Document verification takes place after a day. Till Thursday, police caught 42 such candidates who had forged documents. Some even got the documents prepared fake. On the basis of these, he joined the recruitment.
Only half could reach the medical examination after passing the physical examination.
After passing the physical examination, half of the candidates became unfit for some reason or the other. Only half were found fit after completing the medical. These were sent for further processing.
On the first day, 336 passed the physical examination, 156 were found fit. While on the second day 298 passed the test and 173 were found fit, on the third day 317 passed the test, out of which 180 were found fit.
This manipulation: Candidates from Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan joined by changing their address.
- Even after attaining the age prescribed for Agniveer recruitment in the Army, some candidates manipulated the date of birth in the documents and appeared in the examination. When the Aadhaar card was examined by the army, this fraud was exposed.
- Some candidates were also involved in the fraud who wrote false addresses. These people were originally residents of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Appeared in the examination by entering the address of Madhya Pradesh. This recruitment was for ten districts of Madhya Pradesh including Gwalior. In this, youth from Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan were involved in fraud. This fraud was caught in the investigation.
Brokers are also active, army officers said – be careful
Brokers are also very active. These people keep roaming around from the recruitment site to the army recruitment office. These people cheat by promising to pass the examination. An advisory has been issued by the Army in this regard.
Fourth day: 389 out of 1062 candidates successful in the race
On Thursday, 1062 candidates from Chhatarpur, Morena, Sagar and Tikamgarh participated in the physical examination. Out of these, 389 candidates achieved success.
blacklisted
Fraudulent candidates have been caught. He appeared in the physical examination by fudging the documents. They have been blacklisted. Have been excluded from the recruitment process. Colonel Pankaj Kumar, Director, Army Recruitment Office Gwalior
