Bengaluru: A constable of the Border Security Force (BSF) and a retired Air Force official, who was involved in creating fake documents and getting medical examination clearance in BSF, have been arrested by CBI.
The accused have been identified as Chandrashekar, a security aide of chief medical officer, BSF, STC Bengaluru, and Satyaprakash Singh, a retired Air Force official who runs Goodwill coaching centre in the city.
CBI sources said, “Based on the complaint registered with the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of the CBI by the IGP of BSF on 13 May, a CBI team intercepted the accused Chandrashekar in Vidyaranyapura. During the initial interrogation, the police found out that the duo were contacting BSF applicants and were collecting Rs 1-3 lakh to get the medical examination clearance.”
Chandrashekar confessed that he got Rs 30,000 per candidate if he managed to get the list of names, provided by Satyaprakash, clear the medical board examination. The search of the coaching centre has revealed a large-scale racket run by Satyaprakash.
“The retired officer contacted job applicants from UP, Bihar and Haryana, and then asked the applicants to come to Bengaluru with available documents and money. On arrival, Satyaprakash arranged for not only logistics, like accommodation, but also complete set of fake documents, like education certificates and caste / income certificates, to fulfill the requirements for constable jobs in central paramilitary organisations, including BSF and CRPF. He used Chandrashekar and others as an internal contact to get necessary clearances such as medical board examination,” the sources said.
“Satyaprakash confessed that he was involved in the scam since 2011 and was also involved in two such BSF recruitments in 2013 and 2015,” they said. The CBI team recovered 117 fake rubber stamps in the name of various government authorities, fake voter IDs, Aadhaar cards, PAN cards, educational certificates, holograms of state emblem and Rs 50,000 in cash. There was also a list of 30 applicants who were to appear for medical board at the BSF.
