Army recruitment: Cops on forged paper providers' lookout

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The district police is  mulling to make 11 youths of Nepalese origin, grilled by the military intelligence officials for presenting forged documents during recruitment drive, approvers of the case. The focus would be on nailing Babu Ram Sharma and Heeman Singh Oli, natives of lucknow, Uttar Pradesh who had allegedly provided them with the forged documents in lieu of huge amount of money ranging from Rs30,000 to Rs50, 000.

Regarding this, the head of Recruitment board GR lansdowne, Colonel BMS Talwar has registered a complaint and a case under sections 420/467/468/120b of IPC was registered against Baburam Sharma, native of Kanyanpur, lucknow (Uttarakhand) and Hawaldar Heeman Singh Auli, native of Bahadurpur, lucknow, in the Police Station Cantt.

All the 11 suspected youths were handed over to their parents after their statements were recorded, said police officer.

Interrogation revealed that the duo from lucknow had made forged documents for these youths who were to participate in the army recruitment rally slated on October 14 held especially for Gorkha community hailing from Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. They were Nepal nationals and these youths were provided domicile certificates, class x certificate and other documents required for the recruitment drive. 

SSP Dr Sadanand Date said that teams have been formed and they are investigating the case.

Suspicion arose after one youth was questioned regarding his documents by the recruitment officer. They were suspected to be fake.

The senior district cops opine that though these youths have committed crimes they are likely to get bail in a few days.  “Our focus would be on the kingpin from lucknow. He must be nailed effectively to bust the racket,” one of them said.

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